Abstract
Consider a stationary sequence of random variables with infinitely divisible marginal law, characterized by its Lévy density. We analyse the behaviour of a so-called cumulant Mestimator, in case this Lévy density is characterized by a Euclidean (finite dimensional) parameter. Under mild conditions, we prove consistency and asymptotic normality of the estimator. The estimator is considered in the situation where the data are increments of a subordinator as well as the situation where the data consist of a discretely sampled Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) process induced by the subordinator. We illustrate our results for the Gamma-process and the Inverse-Gaussian OU process. For these processes we also explain how the estimator can be computed numerically.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 825-847 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Statistics |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cumulant
- Empirical characteristic function
- Lévy process
- Self-decomposable distribution
- Stationary process