Sparse time-varying parameter VECMs with an application to modeling electricity prices
Hauzenberger, Niko and Pfarrhofer, Michael and Rossini, Luca (2024) Sparse time-varying parameter VECMs with an application to modeling electricity prices. International Journal of Forecasting. ISSN 0169-2070 (In Press) (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2024.09.001)
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Abstract
In this paper we propose a time-varying parameter (TVP) vector error correction model (VECM) with heteroskedastic disturbances. We propose tools to carry out dynamic model specification in an automatic fashion. This involves using global–local priors and postprocessing the parameters to achieve truly sparse solutions. Depending on the respective set of coefficients, we achieve this by minimizing auxiliary loss functions. Our two-step approach limits overfitting and reduces parameter estimation uncertainty. We apply this framework to modeling European electricity prices. When considering daily electricity prices for different markets jointly, our model highlights the importance of explicitly addressing cointegration and nonlinearities. In a forecasting exercise focusing on hourly prices for Germany, our approach yields competitive metrics of predictive accuracy.
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Hauzenberger, Niko ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2683-8421, Pfarrhofer, Michael and Rossini, Luca;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 90536 Dates: DateEvent8 September 2024Published8 September 2024AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences > Economic Theory > Methodology > Mathematical economics. Quantitative methods Department: Strathclyde Business School > Economics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 10 Sep 2024 14:06 Last modified: 04 Oct 2024 10:28 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/90536