Bootstrap Inference on the Boundary of the Parameter Space with Application to Conditional Volatility Models

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Bootstrap Inference on the Boundary of the Parameter Space with Application to Conditional Volatility Models. / Cavaliere, Giuseppe; Nielsen, Heino Bohn; Pedersen, Rasmus Søndergaard; Rahbek, Anders.

2018.

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Cavaliere, G, Nielsen, HB, Pedersen, RS & Rahbek, A 2018 'Bootstrap Inference on the Boundary of the Parameter Space with Application to Conditional Volatility Models'. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3282935

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Cavaliere, G., Nielsen, H. B., Pedersen, R. S., & Rahbek, A. (2018). Bootstrap Inference on the Boundary of the Parameter Space with Application to Conditional Volatility Models. University of Copenhagen. Institute of Economics. Discussion Papers (Online) Nr. 18-10 https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3282935

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Cavaliere G, Nielsen HB, Pedersen RS, Rahbek A. Bootstrap Inference on the Boundary of the Parameter Space with Application to Conditional Volatility Models. 2018 dec. 5. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3282935

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Cavaliere, Giuseppe ; Nielsen, Heino Bohn ; Pedersen, Rasmus Søndergaard ; Rahbek, Anders. / Bootstrap Inference on the Boundary of the Parameter Space with Application to Conditional Volatility Models. 2018. (University of Copenhagen. Institute of Economics. Discussion Papers (Online); Nr. 18-10).

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