Multivariate Stochastic Volatility

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Manabu Asai, Michael McAleer, Jun Yu
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SMU ECONOMICS & STATISTICS WORKING PAPER SERIES Paper No. 33-2006
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The literature on multivariate stochastic volatility (MSV) models has developed significantly over the last few years. This paper reviews the substantial literature on specification, estimation and evaluation of MSV models. A wide range of MSV models is presented according to various categories, namely (i) asymmetric models; (ii) factor models; (iii) time-varying correlation models; and (iv) alternative MSV specifications, including models based on the matrix exponential transformation, Cholesky decomposition, Wishart autoregressive process, and the empirical range. Alternative methods of estimation, including quasi-maximum likelihood, simulated maximum likelihood, Monte Carlo likelihood, and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, are
discussed and compared. Various methods of diagnostic checking and model comparison are also examined.