15.01.2013 Views

Tail Dependence - ETH - Entrepreneurial Risks - ETH Zürich

Tail Dependence - ETH - Entrepreneurial Risks - ETH Zürich

Tail Dependence - ETH - Entrepreneurial Risks - ETH Zürich

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

γ<br />

b<br />

n<br />

ν(k)<br />

4.2<br />

4<br />

3.8<br />

3.6<br />

3.4<br />

3.2<br />

3<br />

S&P 500<br />

BMY<br />

CVX<br />

HPQ<br />

KO<br />

MMM<br />

PG<br />

SGP<br />

TXN<br />

WAG<br />

2.8<br />

0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1<br />

k/N<br />

Figure 3.2: <strong>Tail</strong> index estimators ˆ b γ n (Gabaix’s estimator) for the upper tails of index S&P 500<br />

and 9 major assets included plotted in dependence of threshold k on a time interval ranging<br />

from July 1985 to April 2008.<br />

3.5<br />

3<br />

2.5<br />

S&P 500<br />

BMY<br />

CVX<br />

HPQ<br />

KO<br />

MMM<br />

PG<br />

SGP<br />

TXN<br />

WAG<br />

2<br />

0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1<br />

k/N<br />

Figure 3.3: <strong>Tail</strong> index estimators ˆν (Hill’s estimator) for the lower tails of index S&P 500 and<br />

9 major assets included plotted in dependence of threshold k on a time interval ranging from<br />

July 1985 to April 2008.<br />

26

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!