From Multidimensional Ornstein - Uhlenbeck Process to Bayesian Vector Autoregressive Process


  •  Lewis N.K. Mambo    

Abstract

The main purpose of  this paper is to make the connexion between stochastic analysis, the Bayesian Statistics, and time series analysis for policy analysis. This approach solves the problem of mathematical modelling - the presence of uncertainties in the models and parameters -  that reduces the  policy analysis and forecasting   effectiveness. By using the multiple It\^o  integral, the multidimensional Ornstein - Uhlenbeck process can be written as a Vector Autoregressive with lag 1 (VAR(1)) that is the generalization of Vector Autoregressive process. The  limit of this approach is in fact it requires  the strong foundations of stochastic analysis, the Bayesian Statistics, and time series analysis.



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