The Box–Cox transformation indicates that the log-linear form for M2 demand cannot be rejected while the Fair (1987) specification and the linear form can be rejected at the 5% level in favor of general functional form. M2 demand is positively influenced by real GDP, the deposit rate, and the...

Simple transformations are given for reducing/stabilizing bias, skewness and kurtosis, including the first such transformations for kurtosis. The transformations are based on cumulant expansions and the effect of transformations on their main coefficients. The proposed transformations are...

This paper analyses the constant elasticity of volatility (CEV) model suggested by Chan et al. [K.C. Chan, G.A. Karolyi, F.A. Longstaff, A.B. Sanders, An empirical comparison of alternative models of the short-term interest rate, Journal of Finance 47 (1992) 1209–1227]. The CEV model without...

The figures representing road safety in Spain have substantially improved during the last decade. However, the severity indicators concerning vans have not improved as favorably as those of other types of vehicles, such as passenger cars and heavy freight transport vehicles. This study is...

In this paper, we calculate a transaction–based price index for apartments in Paris (France). The heterogeneous character of real estate is taken into account using an hedonic model. The functional form is specified using a general Box–Cox function. The data basis covers 84 686 transactions...

The study of significant deterministic seasonal patterns in financial asset returns is of high importance to academia and investors. This paper analyzes the presence of seasonal daily patterns in the VIX and S&P 500 returns series using a trigonometric specification. First, we show that, given...