Markov Switching Models: An Example for a Stock Market Index

21 Pages Posted: 14 Jun 2019 Last revised: 14 Aug 2020

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Erik Kole

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Econometrics; ERIM; Tinbergen Institute

Date Written: May 25, 2019

Abstract

In this document, I discuss in detail how to estimate Markov regime switching models with an example based on a US stock market index.

Keywords: Markov switching, Expectation maximization, bull and bear markets

JEL Classification: C51, C58, A23

Suggested Citation

Kole, Erik, Markov Switching Models: An Example for a Stock Market Index (May 25, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3398954 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3398954

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