Generalized Autoregressive Score Models in R: The GAS Package

Journal of Statistical Software, Vol. 88, Issue 6, pp. 1-28, 2019

28 Pages Posted: 21 Aug 2016 Last revised: 4 Feb 2019

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David Ardia

HEC Montreal - Department of Decision Sciences

Kris Boudt

Ghent University; Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Leopoldo Catania

Aarhus University - School of Business and Social Sciences; Aarhus University - CREATES

Date Written: August 17, 2016

Abstract

This paper presents the R package GAS for the analysis of time series under the Generalized Autoregressive Score (GAS) framework of Creal et al. (2013) and Harvey (2013). The distinctive feature of the GAS approach is the use of the score function as the driver of time{variation in the parameters of nonlinear models. The GAS package provides functions to simulate univariate and multivariate GAS processes, estimate the GAS parameters and to make time series forecasts. We illustrate the use of the GAS package with a detailed case study on estimating the time-varying conditional densities of a set of financial assets.

Keywords: GAS, Time Series Models, Score Models, Dynamic Conditional Score, R Software

JEL Classification: C01, C22, C32, C53

Suggested Citation

Ardia, David and Boudt, Kris and Catania, Leopoldo, Generalized Autoregressive Score Models in R: The GAS Package (August 17, 2016). Journal of Statistical Software, Vol. 88, Issue 6, pp. 1-28, 2019 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2825380 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2825380

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