Finite-Sample Properties of Percentile and Percentile- t Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for Impulse Responses
脉冲响应百分位与百分位t自助置信区间的有限样本性质
A Monte Carlo analysis of the coverage accuracy and average length of alternative bootstrap confidence intervals for impulse-response estimators shows that the accuracy of equal-tailed and symmetric percentile- t intervals can be poor and erratic in small samples (both in models with large roots and in models without roots near the unit circle). In contrast, some percentile bootstrap intervals may be both shorter and more accurate. The accuracy of percentile-t intervals…