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10.3 Nonlinear Models 349<br />

is a partition of R p , and {Zt} ∼IID(0, 1), then the k difference equations<br />

Xt σ (i) Zt +<br />

p<br />

j1<br />

φ (i)<br />

j Xt−j, (Xt−1, ···,Xt−p) ∈ R (i) , i 1, ···,k, (10.3.5)<br />

define a threshold AR(p) model. Model identification and parameter estimation for<br />

threshold models can be carried out in a manner similar to that for linear models<br />

using maximum likelihood and the AIC criterion.<br />

10.3.5 Modeling Volatility<br />

For modeling changing volatility as discussed above under deviations from linearity,<br />

Engle (1982) introduced the ARCH(p) process {Xt} as a solution of the equations<br />

Zt htet, {et} ∼IID N(0, 1), (10.3.6)<br />

where ht is the (positive) function of {Zs,s 0 and αj ≥ 0, j 1,...,p. The name ARCH signifies autoregressive<br />

conditional heteroscedasticity. ht is the conditional variance of Zt given {Zs,s

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