A Vector Auto-Regressıve (VAR) Model for the Turkish Financial Markets

Bayraci, Selcuk and Ari, Yakup and Yildirim, Yavuz (2011): A Vector Auto-Regressıve (VAR) Model for the Turkish Financial Markets.

Abstract

In this paper, we develop a vector autoregressive (VAR) model of the Turkish financial markets for the period of June 15 2006 – June 15 2010 and forecasts ISE100 index, TRY/USD exchange rate, and short-term interest rates. The out-of-sample forecast performance of the VAR model is compared with the results from the univariate models. Moreover, the dynamics of the financial markets are analyzed through Granger causality and impulse response analysis.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: multivariate financial time series; vector auto-regressive (VAR) model; impulse response analysis; Granger causality
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C5 - Econometric Modeling > C51 - Model Construction and Estimation; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C0 - General > C01 - Econometrics

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