The North American natural gas liquids markets are chaotic

Serletis, Apostolos and Gogas, Periklis (1999): The North American natural gas liquids markets are chaotic. Published in: The Energy Journal , Vol. 20, No. 1 (1999): pp. 83-103.

Abstract

In this paper we test for deterministic chaos (i.e., nonlinear deterministic processes which look random) in seven Mont Belview, Texas hydrocarbon markets, using monthly data from 1985:1 to 1996:12--the markets are those of ethane, propane, normal butane, iso-butane, naptha, crude oil, and natural gas. In doing so, we use the Lyapunov exponent estimator of Nychka, Ellner, Gallant, and McCaffrey (1992). We conclude that there is evidence consistent with a chaotic nonlinear generation process in all five natural gas liquids markets.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Chaos; Natural Gas; Lyapunov exponent
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q4 - Energy; G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G10 - General; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Single Equation Models ; Single Variables > C22 - Time-Series Models ; Dynamic Quantile Regressions ; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models ; Diffusion Processes

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