Christian Conrad

Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies

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Two are better than one: volatility forecasting using multiplicative component GARCH-MIDAS models

A preliminary version of this paper circulated under the title “On the Statistical Properties of Multiplicative GARCH Models” (2016)
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 21 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2019
Christian Conrad and Onno Kleen
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Heidelberg University - Department of Economics
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Forecast evaluation, GARCH-MIDAS, Mincer-Zarnowitz regression, volatility persistence, volatility component model, long-term volatility, model confidence set.

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Anticipating Long-Term Stock Market Volatility

Journal of Applied Econometrics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2014
Christian Conrad and Karin Loch
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies
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Volatility Components, GARCH-MIDAS, Survey Data, Macro Finance Link

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On the Macroeconomic Determinants of Long-Term Volatilities and Correlations in U.S. Stock and Crude Oil Markets

Journal of Empirical Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 01 May 2014
Christian Conrad, Karin Loch and Daniel Rittler
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies, Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Heidelberg University - Alfred Weber Institute for Economics
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Oil-stock relationship, long-term volatility, long-term correlation, GARCH-MIDAS, DCC-MIDAS

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The High-Frequency Response of the EUR-US Dollar Exchange Rate to ECB Communication

KOF Working Paper No. 174, Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 09 May 2013
Christian Conrad and Michael J. Lamla
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and ETH Zurich - KOF Swiss Economic Institute
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Central bank communication, exchange rate, expectations, long memory GARCH processes, monetary policy announcements, Taylor rules.

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Non-Negativity Conditions for the Hyperbolic GARCH Model

Journal of Econometrics, Forthcoming, KOF Working Paper No. 162
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 May 2007 Last Revised: 04 May 2010
Christian Conrad
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies
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Inequality constraints, fractional integration, long memory GARCH processes

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Testing for an Omitted Multiplicative Long-Term Component in GARCH Models

Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Forthcoming.
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 18 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2018
Christian Conrad and Melanie Schienle
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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GARCH-MIDAS, LM test, Long-term Volatility, Volatility Component Models

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Nonparametric Regression on Latent Covariates with an Application to Semiparametric GARCH-in-Mean Models

University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics, Discussion Paper No. 473
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 31 Jul 2008
Christian Conrad and Enno Mammen
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and University of Mannheim - Department of Economics
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Specification test, GARCH-M, semiparametric regression, risk premium, ICAPM

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Negative Volatility Spillovers in the Unrestricted ECCC-GARCH Model

Econometric Theory, Forthcoming, KOF Working Papers No. 189
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 21 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2009
Christian Conrad and Menelaos Karanasos
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Brunel University London - Economics and Finance
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Inequality constraints, multivariate GARCH processes, volatility feedback

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Long- and Short-Term Cryptocurrency Volatility Components: A GARCH-MIDAS Analysis

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 11 May 2018
Christian Conrad, Anessa Custovic and Eric Ghysels
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics, Students and University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
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Baltic dry index, Bitcoin volatility, digital currency, GARCH-MIDAS, pro-cyclical volatility, volume

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The Effect of Political Communication on European Financial Markets During the Sovereign Debt Crisis

Journal of Empirical Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 14 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2017
Christian Conrad and Klaus Zumbach
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies
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Political statements, high-frequency response, austerity measures, joint liability

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Measuring Persistence in Volatility Spillovers

University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics, Discussion Paper No. 543
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Apr 2013
Christian Conrad and Enzo Weber
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and University of Regensburg
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Multivariate GARCH, spillover, persistence, small and large firms

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Modeling the Link between US Inflation and Output: The Importance of the Uncertainty Channel

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Forthcoming.
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 26 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 07 Aug 2014
Christian Conrad and Menelaos Karanasos
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Brunel University London - Economics and Finance
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Bivariate GARCH Process, Volatility Feedback, Inflation Uncertainty, Output Variability

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Multivariate Fractionally Integrated APARCH Modeling of Stock Market Volatility: A Multi-Country Study

Journal of Empirical Finance, Forthcoming, University of Heidelberg Department of Economics Discussion Paper No. 472
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 31 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 04 May 2010
Christian Conrad, Menelaos Karanasos and Ning Zeng
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies, Brunel University London - Economics and Finance and Brunel University London
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Asymmetric Power ARCH, Fractional integration, Stock returns, Volatility forecast evaluation

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Explaining Inflation-Gap Persistence by a Time-Varying Taylor Rule

Journal of Macroeconomics, Forthcoming, University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics, Discussion Paper No. 521
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2012
Christian Conrad and Thomas A. Eife
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Heidelberg University - Alfred Weber Institute for Economics
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inflation persistence, Great Moderation, monetary policy, New Keynesian model, Taylor rule

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Modeling and Explaining the Dynamics of European Union Allowance Prices at High-Frequency

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Modeling and Explaining the Dynamics of European Union Allowance Prices at High-Frequency

University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics, Discussion Paper No. 497
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 15 Mar 2010
Christian Conrad, Daniel Rittler and Waldemar Rotfuss
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies, Heidelberg University - Alfred Weber Institute for Economics and ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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EU ETS, EUA, Second NAPs, Announcement Effects, Price Formation, Long Memory

Modeling and Explaining the Dynamics of European Union Allowance Prices at High-Frequency

Energy Economics, Forthcoming, ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 10-038
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2011
Christian Conrad, Daniel Rittler and Waldemar Rotfuss
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies, Heidelberg University - Alfred Weber Institute for Economics and ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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EU ETS, EUA, Announcement Effects, Price Formation, Long Memory

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Asymptotics for Parametric GARCH-in-Mean Models

Journal of Econometrics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 10 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2017
Christian Conrad and Enno Mammen
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and University of Mannheim - Department of Economics
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GARCH-in-Mean, stochastic recurrence equations, risk-return relationship

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Modeling Volatility Spillovers between the Variabilities of US Inflation and Output: The UECCC GARCH Model

University of Heidelberg Department of Economics Discussion Paper No. 475
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 05 Oct 2008
Christian Conrad and Menelaos Karanasos
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Brunel University London - Economics and Finance
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Bivariate GARCH process, negative volatility feedback, inflation uncertainty, output variability

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The Variance Risk Premium and Fundamental Uncertainty

Economics Letters, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 03 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2015
Christian Conrad and Karin Loch
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies
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Variance risk premium, return predictability, VIX, GARCH-MIDAS, economic uncertainty, vol-of-vol

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On the Economic Determinants of Optimal Stock-Bond Portfolios: International Evidence

Updated version of: University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics, Discussion Paper Series No. 636
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2017
Christian Conrad and Karin Stürmer
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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stock-bond correlation, DCC, DCC-MIDAS, survey data, macro expectations, forecasting, portfolio choice, asset allocation

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The European Commission and EUA Prices: A High-Frequency Analysis of the EC's Decisions on Second NAPs

EFA 2009 Bergen Meetings Paper, ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 09-045
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 12 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2009
Waldemar Rotfuss, Christian Conrad and Daniel Rittler
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Heidelberg University - Alfred Weber Institute for Economics
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EU ETS, Price Formation, European Union Allowance (EUA), European Commission

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'Deja Vol' Revisited: Survey Forecasts of Macroeconomic Variables Predict Volatility in the Cross-Section of Industry Portfolios

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 13 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2018
Christian Conrad and Alexander Glas
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and University of Nuremberg-Erlangen
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Realized Volatility, Survey of Professional Forecasters, Forecast Evaluation, Predictive Regressions

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On the determinants of long-run inflation uncertainty: Evidence from a panel of 17 developed economies

European Journal of Political Economy, Forthcoming. A preliminary version of this paper circulated under the title "Cross-Sectional Evidence on the Relation between Macroeconomic Conditions, Stock Market Volatility, Monetary Policy, and Low-Frequency Inflation Uncertainty".
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2018
Christian Conrad and Matthias Hartmann
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Alfred-Weber-Institut
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Inflation uncertainty, Central banking, Spline-GARCH

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Modelling the Link between Us Inflation and Output: The Importance of the Uncertainty Channel

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 62, Issue 5, pp. 431-453, 2015
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 07 Oct 2015
Christian Conrad and Menelaos Karanasos
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Brunel University London - Economics and Finance
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On the Transmission of Memory in GARCH‐In‐Mean Models

Journal of Time Series Analysis, Vol. 36, Issue 5, pp. 706-720, 2015
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 28 Jul 2015
Christian Conrad and Menelaos Karanasos
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and Brunel University London - Economics and Finance
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Conditional heteroscedasticity, GARCH‐in‐mean, persistence, unit root tests

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The Link between Macroeconomic Performance and Variability in the UK

Economics Letters, Vol. 106, No. 3, pp. 154-157, 2010
Posted: 15 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 04 May 2010
Christian Conrad, Menelaos Karanasos and Ning Zeng
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies, Brunel University London - Economics and Finance and Brunel University London

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Inflation, Macroeconomic performance, Output growth, Stochastic volatility

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Inequality Constraints in the Fractionally Integrated Garch Model

Journal of Financial Econometrics, Vol. 4, Issue 3, pp. 413-449, 2006
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Christian Conrad and Berthold R. Haag
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and University of Mannheim

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inequality constraints, long-memory and fractionally integrated GARCH processes

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Dual Long Memory in Inflation Dynamics Across Countries of the Euro Area and the Link between Inflation Uncertainty and Macroeconomic Performance

Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics, Vol. 4, Article 5, 2005
Posted: 26 Sep 2006
Christian Conrad and Menelaos Karanasos
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies

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Central bank independence, dual long memory, Euro area, Granger-causality tests, macroeconomic performance, monetary policy

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On the Inflation-Uncertainty Hypothesis in the USA, Japan and the UK: A Dual Long Memory Approach

Japan and the World Economy, Vol. 17, pp. 327-343, 2005
Posted: 15 Sep 2006
Christian Conrad and Menelaos Karanasos
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies

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Inflation, Nominal uncertainty, Dual long memory, Granger-causality

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The Impulse Response Function of the Long Memory GARCH Process

Economics Letters, Vol. 90, pp. 34-41, 2006
Posted: 07 Sep 2006
Christian Conrad and Menelaos Karanasos
Heidelberg University - Faculty of Economics and Social Studies and University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies

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Cumulative impulse response function, long memory GARCH process