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On adjusting the Hodrick-Prescott filter for the frequency of observations

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
371-380
Ravn, Morten O.
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Uhlig, Harald
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Ravn, Morten O.
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Uhlig, Harald
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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), 371-380. (doi:10.1162/003465302317411604).

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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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Published date: May 2002

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Local EPrints ID: 47656
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/47656
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Date deposited: 07 Aug 2007
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 09:35

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Author: Morten O. Ravn
Author: Harald Uhlig

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