When to use VAR/VECM

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hana88
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When to use VAR/VECM

Postby hana88 » Tue May 13, 2014 11:18 pm

Hi All,

I am a bit confused on when to use VAR or VECM. Is this decision dependent on the unit root test? Let say I have dependent variable Y and independent variable X where each is stationary at I(1), which model should I use?

And when is the right time to use Toda Yamamoto?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Confused.

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Re: When to use VAR/VECM

Postby NicolasR » Fri May 16, 2014 10:13 am

Hi,

You should use VECM if 1) your variables are nonstationary and 2) you find a common trend between the variables (cointegration). If your variables are nonstationary and you transform them to became stationary (diferences or subtracting trends) without doing a cointegration test you might be omitting a relevant variable, the cointegration relationship. So, if you don´t find cointegration in your test you can estimate a VAR with the stationary variables.

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Re: When to use VAR/VECM

Postby hana88 » Tue May 20, 2014 5:59 am

Hello,

Now I get. thanks much!


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