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Effects of fiscal credibility on inflation expectations: evidence from an emerging economy
Juan Camilo Anzoátegui-Zapata* 
Juan Camilo Galvis-Ciro*
Juan Camilo Galvis-Ciro
Affiliation: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Department of Economics, Medellin, Colombia
 0000-0001-6680-275X
Article | Year: 2021 | Pages: 125 - 148 | Volume: 45 | Issue: 1 Received: July 16, 2020 | Accepted: November 10, 2020 | Published online: March 9, 2021
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FULL ARTICLE
FIGURES & DATA
REFERENCES
CROSSMARK POLICY
METRICS
LICENCING
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Source: Author´s elaboration. Data from the Central Bank of Colombia. Trend calculated with the Hodrick-Prescott filter.
Source: Author´s elaboration. Data from the Central Bank of Colombia.
Source: Author´s elaboration. Data from the Central Bank of Colombia.
 Source: Author's elaboration. Data from the Central Bank of Colombia.
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OLS
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GMM-HAC
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Dependent variable: E(π)
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Model (1)
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Model (2)
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Model (3)
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Model (4)
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Model (5)
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Model (1)
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Model (2)
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Model (3)
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Model (4)
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Model (5)
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Constant
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0.8989***
(0.2031)
[4.4248]
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0.0362
(0.2488)
[0.1455]
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0.6253**
(0.2608)
[2.3970]
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0.9408***
(0.2767)
[3.3991]
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0.6288**
(0.3236)
[1.9629]
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0.9959***
(0.2499)
[3.9840]
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0.3482**
(0.1554)
[2.2405]
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0.6309***
(0.1903)
[3.3140]
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0.9878***
(0.1745)
[5.6591]
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1.0719***
(0.3441)
[3.1124]
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E(πt-1)
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0.6092***
(0.0851)
[7.1545]
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0.8396***
(0.0593)
[14.1422]
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0.3724***
(0.1189)
[3.1319]
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0.8238***
(0.0504)
[16.3314]
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0.4751***
(0.1174)
[4.0448]
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0.5825***
(0.1077)
[5.4078]
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0.7714***
(0.0450)
[17.1204]
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0.3668***
(0.0840)
[4.3202]
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0.7946***
(0.0366)
[21.7099]
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0.4685***
(0.0597)
[7.8414]
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CRED LOSSt
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0.1054**
(0.0412)
[2.5584]
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0.1133**
(0.0478)
[2.4474]
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0.0947**
(0.0402)
[2.3528]
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0.1269***
(0.0436)
[2.9071]
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0.0915**
(0.0411)
[2.2243]
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0.1052***
(0.0371)
[2.8319]
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0.0959***
(0.0317)
[3.0221]
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0.0972**
(0.0458)
[2.1210]
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0.1213***
(0.0312)
[3.8856]
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0.0994***
(0.0249)
[3.9793]
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VIXt-1
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0.0001
(0.0038)
[0.0315]
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0.0033
(0.0044)
[0.7421]
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0.0040
(0.0036)
[1.1140]
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0.0047
(0.0038)
[1.2400]
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0.0017
(0.0037)
[0.4600]
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0.0003
(0.0021)
[0.1541]
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0.0044
(0.0042)
[1.0539]
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0.0022
(0.0029)
[0.7648]
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0.0057**
(0.0026)
[2.1536]
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0.0004
(0.0024)
[0.1691]
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πt-1
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0.0979***
(0.0277)
[3.5290]
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0.1677***
(0.0397)
[4.2245]
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0.1334***
(0.0408)
[3.2657]
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0.1053***
(0.0312)
[3.3666]
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0.1600***
(0.0252)
[6.3330]
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0.1405***
(0.0178)
[7.8799]
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et-1
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0.0001**
(6.60E-05)
[2.0913]
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0.0003**
(0.0001)
[1.9674]
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0.0002*
(0.0001)
[1.9534]
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9.84E-05*
(5.66E-05)
[1.7388]
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0.0005**
(0.0002)
[2.2540]
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0.0001*
(6.63E-05)
[1.9117]
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yt-1
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4.2515*
(2.3130)
[1.8380]
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5.2183**
(2.6785)
[1.9681]
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5.2481**
(2.3384)
[2.2442]
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3.3457***
(0.9125)
[3.6661]
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5.6147***
(1.4500)
[3.8720]
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3.6543***
(0.9729)
[3.7558]
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Ut-1
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0.0969**
(0.0427)
[2.2690]
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0.0503*
(0.0289)
[1.7391]
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0.1257**
(0.0608)
[2.1095]
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0.0962**
(0.0440)
[2.3806]
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0.0472***
(0.0185)
[2.5415]
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0.0989***
(0.0347)
[2.8453]
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Dt
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0.8585***
(0.1993)
[4.3064]
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-0.2435
(0.2559)
[-0.9517]
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0.8723***
(0.1858)
[4.6937]
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0.9731***
(0.2023)
[4.8087]
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0.9283***
(0.1967)
[4.7174]
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0.9354**
(0.3533)
[2.6475]
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0.2069
(0.3345)
[0.6163]
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0.7943***
(0.2019)
[3.5744]
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1.0797***
(0.3648)
[3.3984]
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1.1167***
(0.3112)
[3.5882]
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R2adj
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0.91
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0.87
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0.92
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0.91
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0.92
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0.91
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0.85
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0.89
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0.89
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0.91
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F-statistic
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87.05
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65.83
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107.59
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97.42
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35.57
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Prob(F-Stat)
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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LM Test (1)
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0.93
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1.39
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2.04
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1.37
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21.51
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p-value (LM Test)
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0.40
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0.25
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0.14
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0.26
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0.00
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Breusch-Pagan-Godfrey test
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0.60
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0.96
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0.67
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1.39
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1.79
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p-value (B-P-G test)
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0.72
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0.46
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0.66
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0.23
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0.14
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J-statistic
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4.87
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5.21
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2.39
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8.50
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3.79
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Prob(J-stat)
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0.56
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0.39
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0.66
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0.20
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0.70
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Instruments
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13
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12
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11
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13
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15
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N. Instr./N. Obs.
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0.20
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0.19
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0.17
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0.20
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0.23
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Source: Author´s elaboration. Data from the Central Bank of Colombia.
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Variable
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Variable description
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Data source
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E(π)
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Inflation expectations
computed by the Central Bank of Colombia. Inflation expectations are 1 year
forward. The survey is called Macroeconomic Projections of Local and Foreign
Analysts Data in %.
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Central Bank of
Colombia
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CRED LOSS
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Credibility. The
indicator was constructed with the difference between the observed deficit
and the expected deficit.
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Devised by
authors.
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DEF
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Fiscal deficit observed
by the Central National Government (% GDP) - Accumulated in the last 4
quarters. Data in %.
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Central Bank of
Colombia
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E(DEF)
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Fiscal deficit
expectations (% GDP). Expectations come from central bank surveys. The
forecasting deficit is the overall fiscal deficit. The survey is called
Macroeconomic Projections of Local and Foreign Analysts. Data in %
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Central Bank of
Colombia
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π
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Inflation
accumulated in 12 months measured by the variation of the consumer price
index.
Data in %.
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Central Bank of
Colombia
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e
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Exchange rate
(month average) of the Colombian peso / United States dollar.
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Central Bank of
Colombia
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y
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Gross domestic
product. Series was built on real Colombian currency with constant prices
from 2005. The variable is seasonally adjusted by the central bank. In the
models, the series was used in natural logarithm.
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Central Bank of
Colombia
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U
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Unemployment
rate with seasonal adjustment X12. Data in %.
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Central Bank of
Colombia
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VIX
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Volatility of
the stock market index S&P 500.
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Federal Reserve
of St. Louis
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D
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A dummy
variable. The dummy takes a value of 1 for year 2008 and 0 for the rest.
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Devised by
authors.
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Variable
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Mean
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Min.
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Max.
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SD.
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E(π)
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3.9455
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2.8766
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5.6900
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0.7804
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DEF
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3.0272
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1.2166
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4.6816
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0.8691
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E(DEF)
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2.4996
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0.6500
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4.0800
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0.9183
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CRED LOSS
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0.9798
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0.0200
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3.1400
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0.7920
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π
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4.3057
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1.8464
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8.2436
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1.6576
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e
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2,360.02
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1,762.14
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3,462.01
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495.15
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U
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10.6105
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8.4389
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14.2076
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1.3231
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y
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12.0552
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11.7126
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12.3205
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0.1811
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VIX
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18.1577
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9.5100
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44.1400
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7.7106
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Series
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ADF
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PP
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KPSS
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Lags
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Esp.
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Test
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C.V (1%)
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Banda
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Esp.
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Test
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C.V (1%)
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Banda
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Esp.
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Test
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C.V (5%)
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E(π)
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1
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C
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-2.44
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-3.54
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3
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N
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-1.28
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-2.60
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4
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C, T
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0.16
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0.14
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CRED LOSS
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2
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N
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-1.16
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-2.60
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1
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N
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-1.61
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-2.60
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5
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C, T
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0.15
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0.14
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π
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1
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C
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-3.15
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-3.56
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3
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N
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-1.06
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-2.60
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3
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C, T
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0.16
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0.14
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e
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0
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N
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-0.65
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-2.60
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1
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N
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-0.53
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-2.60
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6
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C, T
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0.23
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0.14
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U
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0
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C
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-2.86
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-3.55
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3
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C
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-2.86
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-3.55
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5
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C
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0.84
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0.46
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y
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0
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C, T
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-1.75
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-4.11
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4
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C, T
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-1.59
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-4.13
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6
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C
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1.00
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0.46
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VIX
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0
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C
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-3.61
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-3.54
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1
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C
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-3.49
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-3.54
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5
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C, T
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0.15
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0.14
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Note: C.V., critical value. Trend (T) and intercept (I) are included based on Schwarz criterion. ADF – the final choice of lag was made based on Schwarz criterion. PP and KPSS – spectral estimation method is Bartlett kernel and the Newey-West Bandwidth is used.
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Lag
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Schwarz
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Lag
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Schwarz
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Equation
(4)
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Equation (5)
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0
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8.81
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0
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14.31
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1
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1.50*
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1
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6.74*
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2
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2.08
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2
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7.56
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Equation
(6)
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Equation (7)
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0
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2.95
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0
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19.57
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1
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-3.75*
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1
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13.45*
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2
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-3.07
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2
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14.70
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Data Trend:
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None
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None
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Linear
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Linear
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Quadratic
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Test type
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No
intercept
No trend
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Intercept
No Trend
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Intercept
No trend
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Intercept
trend
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Intercept
trend
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Equation (4) trace
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2
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3
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2
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2
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3
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Equation (5) trace
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2
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2
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2
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2
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3
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Equation (6) trace
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1
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1
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2
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2
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3
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Equation (7) trace
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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Johansen’s cointegration test
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Hyp. N. of CE (s)
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Eigen
value
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Trace
statistic
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Critical
value (0.05)
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p-value.
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Equation (4)
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R=0
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0.50
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96.73
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69.81
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0.00
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R≤1**
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0.46
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60.18
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47.85
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0.00
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R=2
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0.31
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27.34
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29.79
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0.09
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Equation (5)
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R=0
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0.62
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116.19
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76.97
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0.00
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R≤1**
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0.50
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65.87
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54.07
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0.00
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R=2
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0.27
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29.77
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35.19
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0.17
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Equation (6)
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R=0**
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0.56
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95.52
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76.97
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0.00
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R≤1
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0.35
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52.48
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54.07
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0.06
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Equation (7)
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R=0**
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0.62
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109.60
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88.80
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0.00
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R≤1
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0.42
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59.65
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63.87
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0.10
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Model 1
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E(π)t-2,
E(π)t-3, CRED LOSSt₋₂, CRED LOSSt₋3,
πt-2, πt-3, yt₋4, yt₋5,
VIXt₋2, VIXt₋3, VIXt₋4,
Dt-1
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Model 2
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E(π)t-2,
E(π)t-3, CRED LOSSt₋₂, et-3, et-4,
yt₋3, yt₋4, VIXt₋₂,
VIXt₋3 VIXt₋4, Dt-1
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Model 3
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E(π)t-2,
E(π)t-3, E(π)t-4, CRED LOSSt₋₂, CRED LOSSt₋3,
πt-2, πt-3, Ut₋₂, VIXt₋₂, Dt-1
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Model 4
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E(π)t-2,
E(π)t-3, E(π)t-4, CRED LOSSt₋₂, CRED LOSSt₋3,
et-2, et-3, Ut₋2, Ut₋3,
Ut₋4, VIXt₋₂, Dt-1
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Model 5
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E(π)t-2,
E(π)t-3, CRED LOSSt₋₂, CRED LOSSt₋3,
et-2, et-3, yt₋4, yt₋5,
Ut₋2, Ut₋3, VIXt₋₂, πt-2,
πt-3, Dt-1
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