Dan Zhu

Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics

Wellington Road

Clayton, Victoria 3168

Australia

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Scholarly Papers (29)

1.

First and Second Order Greeks in the Heston Model

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2014
University of Melbourne - Centre for Actuarial Studies, University of Melbourne - Centre for Actuarial Studies (deceased) and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 1,811 (20,121)
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Heston, Stochastic Volatility, Hessian Greeks, Monte Carlo Simulation, Algorithmic Differentiation

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Optimal Partial Proxy Method for Computing Gammas of Financial Products with Discontinuous and Angular Payoffs

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 May 2014
Mark S. Joshi and Dan Zhu
University of Melbourne - Centre for Actuarial Studies (deceased) and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 727 (74,471)
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optimal partial proxy, Hessian, Monte Carlo simulation, TARN, Gamma matrix, automatic differentiation

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Using Statistical Estimators to Gain Much Improved Convergence of Nested Monte-Carlo Simulations

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2017
Mark S. Joshi and Dan Zhu
University of Melbourne - Centre for Actuarial Studies (deceased) and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 546 (107,069)

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VIX Derivatives, Monte Carlo Simulation, Nested Simulation, VaR, CVA, PFE

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Conditional Forecasts in Large Bayesian VARs with Multiple Equality and Inequality Constraints *

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Feb 2023
Purdue University, Brandeis University - International Business School, University of Kent - School of Economics and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 306 (208,000)

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precision-based method, conditional forecast, vector autoregression JEL classification: C11, C32, C51

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Time-Varying Parameter MIDAS Models: Application to Nowcasting US Real GDP *

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Apr 2024
Purdue University, University of Kent - School of Economics and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 219 (290,992)

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MIDAS Regressions, Time-Varying Parameters, Stochastic volatility, Bayesian Estimation, Nowcasting

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An Exact and Efficient Method for Computing Cross-Gammas of Bermudan Swaptions and Cancellable Swaps Under the Libor Market Model

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Dec 2014
Mark S. Joshi and Dan Zhu
University of Melbourne - Centre for Actuarial Studies (deceased) and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 180 (349,000)
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Monte Carlo, Bermudan Swaption, Cancellable Swap, Greek, Gamma matrix, Automatic-differentiation

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Automated Sensitivity Analysis for Bayesian Inference via Markov Chain Monte Carlo: Applications to Gibbs Sampling

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2018
University of Melbourne - Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne - Centre for Actuarial Studies (deceased) and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 163 (380,612)
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MCMC, Bayesian analysis, sensitivity computations, automatic differentiation

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Constructing Density Forecasts from Quantile Regressions: Multimodality in Macro-Financial Dynamics

FRB of Cleveland Working Paper No. 22-12, 2022R
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 10 May 2022 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, University of Kent - School of Economics and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 158 (390,865)
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Density Forecasts, Quantile Regressions, Financial Conditions

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Indirect Inference With a Non-Smooth Criterion Function

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 09 Jul 2019
Monash Business School, Keio University and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 156 (395,177)
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Simulation Estimators, Indirect Inference, Discontinuous Objective Functions, Dynamic Discrete Choice Models

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A Spatial Stochastic SIR Model for Transmission Networks with Application to COVID-19 Epidemic in China

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 Aug 2020
Tatsushi Oka, Wei Wei and Dan Zhu
Keio University, Monash Business School and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 133 (449,265)

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COVID-19, Infection, Heterogeneity, Spatial Model, Bayesian Analysis

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Uncertainty and the Term Structure of Interest Rates

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 09 Nov 2023
Jamie Cross, Aubrey Poon and Dan Zhu
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School, University of Kent - School of Economics and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 117 (496,297)

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Yield curve, Uncertainty, Monetary Policy, Dynamic Nelson-Siegel model, Bayesian estimation

12.

Bivariate Distribution Regression with Application to Insurance Data

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2024
Yunyun Wang, Tatsushi Oka and Dan Zhu
Monash University - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Keio University and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 114 (506,103)

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Finance, Multivariate statistics, Risk management, Distribution Regression

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Distributional Vector Autoregression: Eliciting Macro and Financial Dependence

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 13 Mar 2023
Yunyun Wang, Tatsushi Oka and Dan Zhu
Monash University - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Keio University and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 111 (516,246)

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Vector Autoregression, Impulse Response Function, Multivariate Time Series, Distributional Regression

14.

The Robust Computation and the Sensitivity Analysis of Finite-Time Ruin Probabilities and the Estimation of Risk-Based Regulatory Capital

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Dec 2014
Mark S. Joshi and Dan Zhu
University of Melbourne - Centre for Actuarial Studies (deceased) and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 109 (523,145)

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Finite-time Ruin Probability, Monte-Carlo, Sensitivity, Risk Model

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An Exact Method for the Sensitivity Analysis of Systems Simulated by Rejection Techniques

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 28 Aug 2014
Mark S. Joshi and Dan Zhu
University of Melbourne - Centre for Actuarial Studies (deceased) and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 99 (560,481)
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sensitivitites, Monte Carlo Simulation, queueing theory, Levy processes, rejection sampling

How Sensitive are VAR Forecasts to Prior Hyperparameters? An Automated Sensitivity Analysis

CAMA Working Paper No. 25/2018
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 03 Jun 2018
Joshua Chan, Liana Jacobi and Dan Zhu
University of Technology Sydney (UTS), University of Melbourne - Faculty of Business and Economics and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
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vector autoregression, automatic differentiation, interval forecasts

How Sensitive are VAR Forecasts to Prior Hyperparameters? An Automated Sensitivity Analysis

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 12 Jun 2018
Joshua Chan, Liana Jacobi and Dan Zhu
University of Technology Sydney (UTS), University of Melbourne - Faculty of Business and Economics and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 41 (901,953)

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vector autoregression, automatic differentiation, interval forecasts

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Estimating Posterior Sensitivities with Application to Structural Analysis of Bayesian Vector Autoregressions

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2022
University of Melbourne - Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics and University of Melbourne - Centre for Actuarial Studies (deceased)
Downloads 77 (652,129)

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MCMC, Prior Robustness, Convergence, Automatic Differentiation

18.

Multi-Population Mortality Modelling: A Bayesian Approach

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Jun 2022
Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics, Monash University, Macquarie University, Macquarie Business School and Monash University
Downloads 74 (666,498)
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Lee-Carter Model, Multi-population Approach, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Vector Error

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A Sparse Dynamic Factor Model for Clustered High-Dimensional Time Series

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 12 Feb 2024
Monash University, Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics and Monash University
Downloads 73 (671,452)

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Dynamic Factor Model, Clustering, Dimension Reduction, Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo

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An analysis of vectorised automatic differentiation for statistical applications

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 04 Apr 2022
St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics and University of Melbourne - Faculty of Business and Economics
Downloads 68 (702,583)

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Automatic differentiation, Optimisation, MCMC

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Bayesian Mixed-Frequency Quantile Vector Autoregression: Eliciting Tail Risks of Monthly Us GDP

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 14 Mar 2023
Queen Mary University of London, University of Kent - School of Economics, University of Milan and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 60 (742,302)

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Bayesian inference, mixed-frequency, multivariate quantile regression, nowcasting, VAR

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Efficient Selection of Hyperparameters in Large Bayesian VARs Using Automatic Differentiation

CAMA Working Paper No. 46/2019
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 25 Jun 2019
Purdue UniversityUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS) - UTS Business School, University of Melbourne - Faculty of Business and Economics and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 55 (774,082)
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automatic differentiation, model comparison, vector autoregression, factor models

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An Automated Prior Robustness Analysis in Bayesian Model Comparison

CAMA Working Paper No. 45/2019
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 25 Jun 2019
Purdue UniversityUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS) - UTS Business School, University of Melbourne - Faculty of Business and Economics and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 47 (831,044)
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automatic differentiation, model comparison, vector autoregression, factor models

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Inflation Target at Risk: A Time-Varying Parameter Distributional Regression

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 21 Mar 2024
Yunyun Wang, Tatsushi Oka and Dan Zhu
Monash University - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Keio University and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 43 (862,892)
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Time-varying Parameter Model, Distributional Regression, Bayesian Analysis, Inflation Risks

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A Constrained Dynamic Nelson-Siegel Model for Monetary Policy Analysis

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 Jul 2024
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School, University of Kent - School of Economics, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 41 (879,684)

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Dynamic Nelson-Siegel model, Term Structure, Yield curve, Monetary Policy, Bayesian Analysis.

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Uncertainty and the Term Structure of Interest Rates

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 19 Oct 2024
Australian National University (ANU) - Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA)Center of Applied Macroeconomics and Commodity Prices (CAMP), BI Norwegian Business School, University of Kent - School of Economics and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 38 (906,427)

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Yield curve, Uncertainty, Monetary Policy, Dynamic Nelson-Siegel model, Bayesian estimation.

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Time-Varying Parameter Midas Models: Application to Nowcasting Us Real GDP

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 09 Aug 2024
Purdue UniversityUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS) - UTS Business School, University of Kent - School of Economics and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 31 (974,380)

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MIDAS regressions, Bayesian estimation Stochastic volatility, Precision-based methods, Nowcasting

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Conditional Forecasts in Large Bayesian Vars with Multiple Equality and Inequality Constraints

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 24 Jul 2024
Purdue UniversityUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS) - UTS Business School, Brandeis University - International Business School, Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics and University of Kent - School of Economics
Downloads 29 (995,772)

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precision-based method, conditional forecast, vector autoregression

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The Impact of Temperature on Macroeconomic Tail Risks

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 04 Feb 2025
Aubrey Poon and Dan Zhu
University of Kent - School of Economics and Monash University - Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
Downloads 13 (1,191,242)

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Temperature Anomalies, Tail Risks, Quantile Regression, Density Forecast.