On adjusting the Hodrick-Prescott filter for the frequency of observations
On adjusting the Hodrick-Prescott filter for the frequency of observations
This paper studies how the Hodrick-Prescott filter should be adjusted when changing the frequency of observations. It complements the results of Baxter and King (1999) with an analytical analysis, demonstrating that the filter parameter should be adjusted by multiplying it with the fourth power of the observation frequency ratios. This yields an HP parameter value of 6.25 for annual data given a value of 1600 for quarterly data. The relevance of the suggestion is illustrated empirically
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Ravn, Morten O.
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Uhlig, Harald
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May 2002
Ravn, Morten O.
ed259e8b-96c8-48b4-8a82-35df1c541414
Uhlig, Harald
5806d097-f7b6-4faf-ab6b-dc2ed033db61
Ravn, Morten O. and Uhlig, Harald
(2002)
On adjusting the Hodrick-Prescott filter for the frequency of observations.
Review of Economics and Statistics, 84 (1), .
(doi:10.1162/003465302317411604).
Abstract
This paper studies how the Hodrick-Prescott filter should be adjusted when changing the frequency of observations. It complements the results of Baxter and King (1999) with an analytical analysis, demonstrating that the filter parameter should be adjusted by multiplying it with the fourth power of the observation frequency ratios. This yields an HP parameter value of 6.25 for annual data given a value of 1600 for quarterly data. The relevance of the suggestion is illustrated empirically
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