STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN AR(1) MODELS
AR(1) 模型中的结构变化
This paper investigates the consistency of the least squares estimators and derives their limiting distributions in an AR(1) model with a single structural break of unknown timing. Let β 1 and β 2 be the preshift and postshift AR parameter, respectively. Three cases are considered: (i) |β 1 | < 1 and |β 2 | < 1; (ii) |β 1 | < 1 and β 2 = 1; and (iii) β 1 = 1 and |β 2 | < 1. Cases (ii) and (iii) are of particular interest but are rarely discussed in the literature. Surprising…