On LM type tests for seasonal unit roots in quarterly data
In this paper the application of the score principle to test for unit roots in seasonal processes is analysed. In particular, tests based on the procedure proposed by Hylleberg et al.(1990, Journal of Econometrics, 44, 215–38) (HEGY) are introduced and the respective limit distributions derived in a local‐to‐unity context. It is shown that these statistics converge to distributions already tabulated in the literature. A Monte Carlo investigation contrasting the conventional…