Some recent time-series applications use probit models to measure the forecasting power of a set of variables. Correct inferences about the significance of the variables requires a consistent estimator of the covariance matrix of the estimated model coefficients. A potential source of...

This paper introduces the Deutsche Bundesbank 's new procedure for estimating the term structure of interest rates. It describes the basic methodological approaches used (Nelson and Siegel (1987) and Svensson (1994)) and some fundamental concepts which are important for estimating and...

Die vorliegende Arbeit stellt das neue Verfahren der Deutschen Bundesbank zur Schätzung von Zinsstrukturkurven vor. Sie beschreibt dessen methodische Grundlagen (Nelson und Siegel (1987) und Svensson (1994)) und einige grundlegende Konzepte, die ftir die Schätzung und Interpretation solcher...

This paper introduces the Deutsche Bundesbank's new procedure for estimating the term structure of interest rates. It describes the basic methodological approaches used (Nelson and Siegel (1987) and Svensson (1994)) and some fundamental concepts which are important for estimating and...

We perform maximum likelihood estimation of a model of international asset pricing based on CAPM. We test the restrictions imposed by CAPM against a more general asset pricing model. The quot;betasquot; in our CAPM vary over time from two sources -- the supplies of the assets (government...