Volatility is a key measure of risk in financial analysis. The high volatility of one financial asset today could affect the volatility of another asset tomorrow. These lagged effects among volatilities - which we call volatility spillovers - are studied using the Vector AutoRegressive (VAR) model. We account for the p…
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The paper investigates non-linear and heavy-tailed predictability in transition-energy financial markets.
problem Incomplete representation of dependence structure in Gaussian-linear forecasting frameworks.
method Develops a hybrid forecasting framework combining Student-t Vector Autoregressions with nonlinear recurrent residual learning architectures.
result The proposed framework consistently improves predictive accuracy relative to conventional models, especially during macro-financial stress.
Bayesian realized EGARCH models improve tail risk forecasting.
problem Forecasting tail risks in financial markets.
method Developed a Bayesian framework for realized EGARCH models, incorporating multiple realized volatility measures and using robust adaptive Metropolis algorithm for estimation.
result Standardized skewed Student-t distribution and sub-sampled realized range models outperform other models in tail risk forecasting.
Neural GARCH models financial time series with time-varying coefficients.
problem Modeling conditional heteroskedasticity in financial time series.
method Neural network adaptation of GARCH and BEKK models with time-varying coefficients parameterized by a recurrent neural network.
result Neural Students t model consistently outperforms other models on financial time series.
A new clustering method for vector time series using autoregressive dynamics.
problem Clustering of vector time series based on their dynamics is challenging.
method System identification approach using mixture autoregressive models.
result Developed a computationally manageable algorithm k-LMVAR for clustering vector time series.
Study improves dividend discount model using VAR process.
problem Improving dividend discount models for better predictions.
method Introduced a Gordon growth model based on Vector Autoregressive Process (VAR).
result Two Propositions related to the new model.
Bayesian neural networks approximate Student-t processes in the infinite-width limit.
problem Modeling uncertainty in neural networks with greater flexibility.
method Extending asymptotic properties of Gaussian processes to Student-t processes in the infinite-width limit of BNNs.
result Posterior BNNs converge to Student-t processes in the infinite-width limit.
Student- processes have recently been proposed as an appealing alternative non-parameteric function prior. They feature enhanced flexibility and predictive variance. In this work the use of Student- processes are explored for multi-objective Bayesian optimization. In particular, an analytical expression for the h…
We investigate the Student-t process as an alternative to the Gaussian process as a nonparametric prior over functions. We derive closed form expressions for the marginal likelihood and predictive distribution of a Student-t process, by integrating away an inverse Wishart process prior over the covariance kernel of a G…
We show Vector Autoregressive Moving Average models with scalar Moving Average components could be estimated by generalized least square (GLS) for each fixed moving average polynomial. The conditional variance of the GLS model is the concentrated covariant matrix of the moving average process. Under GLS the likelihood …
Online Student- Processes with an Overall-local Scale Structure for Modelling Non-stationary Datastat.ML
Proposes a new Bayesian mixture of student-t processes for modeling non-stationary data.
problem Non-stationary data with non-Gaussian errors.
method Bayesian mixture of student-t processes with an overall-local scale structure, using SMC for online inference.
result Superior performance compared to Gaussian processes on real-world data.
Paper develops methods for estimating and simulating a Student-t Lévy regression model.
problem Estimation and simulation of Student-t Lévy process with arbitrary degrees of freedom.
method Develops a two-step estimation procedure and simulates increments using inverse Fourier transform.
result Efficient estimation and simulation methods for Student-t Lévy process.
Inter-order relations between moments of a Student distribution, with an application to -quantilesmath.ST
The paper derives formulas for moments of a Student t distribution and applies them to quantify -quantiles.
problem Understanding the moments and quantiles of a Student t distribution.
method Developed formulas for partial and complete moments, and derived relationships between -quantiles.
result For a Student t distribution, the -quantile and -quantile coincide at any confidence level.
Gaussian process model for vector-valued function has been shown to be useful for multi-output prediction. The existing method for this model is to re-formulate the matrix-variate Gaussian distribution as a multivariate normal distribution. Although it is effective in many cases, re-formulation is not always workable a…
The aim of this article is to design a moment transformation for Student- t distributed random variables, which is able to account for the error in the numerically computed mean. We employ Student-t process quadrature, an instance of Bayesian quadrature, which allows us to treat the integral itself as a random variable…
Proposes a VAE with Student- mixture model for authorship attribution.
problem Traditional authorship attribution in closed-set scenarios.
method Extends variational autoencoder with embedded Student- mixture model.
result Superior performance over existing methods on Amazon review dataset.
Regularized Estimation of High-Dimensional Vector AutoRegressions with Weakly Dependent Innovationsmath.ST
There has been considerable advance in understanding the properties of sparse regularization procedures in high-dimensional models. In time series context, it is mostly restricted to Gaussian autoregressions or mixing sequences. We study oracle properties of LASSO estimation of weakly sparse vector-autoregressive model…
New framework IIA identifies innovations in general nonlinear vector autoregressive processes.
problem Limited generality of NVAR models due to additive innovation assumption.
method Independent Innovation Analysis (IIA) framework, assuming mutual independence and modulation by an auxiliary variable.
result Guarantees identifiability of innovations with arbitrary nonlinearities, up to permutation and component-wise invertible nonlinearities.
Distributionally Robust Optimization with Correlated Data from Vector Autoregressive Processesmath.OC
We present a distributionally robust formulation of a stochastic optimization problem for non-i.i.d vector autoregressive data. We use the Wasserstein distance to define robustness in the space of distributions and we show, using duality theory, that the problem is equivalent to a finite convex-concave saddle point pro…
LTMs use latent vectors for efficient autoregressive generation.
problem Efficient autoregressive generation in language models.
method Dual-rate optimization in variational Bayes framework.
result LTMs achieve superior sample and parameter efficiency.
Paper uses non-linear dimension reduction for better economic forecasting.
problem Analyzing economic effects of shocks in large datasets.
method Non-linear dimension reduction in factor-augmented vector autoregressions.
result Non-linear dimension reduction techniques improve forecasting, especially in volatile data.
Neural autoregressive models are explicit density estimators that achieve state-of-the-art likelihoods for generative modeling. The D-dimensional data distribution is factorized into an autoregressive product of one-dimensional conditional distributions according to the chain rule. Data completion is a more involved ta…
Vector autoregressive models characterize a variety of time series in which linear combinations of current and past observations can be used to accurately predict future observations. For instance, each element of an observation vector could correspond to a different node in a network, and the parameters of an autoregr…
Minimal Variance Hedging of Options with Student-t Underlyingcond-mat.stat-mech
I explicitly work out closed form solutions for the optimal hedging strategies (in the sense of Bouchaud and Sornette) in the case of European call options, where the underlying is modeled by (unbiased) iid additive returns with Student-t distributions. The results may serve as illustrative examples for option pricing …
New method improves generative modeling on convex domains using regularized mirror maps and Student-t priors.
problem Challenges in generative modeling on convex domains with heavy-tailed targets.
method Mirror Flow Matching with regularized mirror maps and Student-t priors.
result Empirically outperforms baselines and achieves competitive sample quality.
Sparse Tucker Decomposition and Graph Regularization for High-Dimensional Time Series Forecastingmath.ST
Sparse Tucker decomposition with graph regularization improves time series forecasting accuracy.
problem High-dimensional time series forecasting with over-parameterization issue.
method Sparse Tucker decomposition and graph regularization for tensor-based model.
result Non-asymptotic error bound and superior performance in numerical experiments.
BAVART model combines VAR and BART for non-linear forecasting.
problem Overly restrictive linearity assumption in VAR models.
method Combining VAR with Bayesian additive regression trees (BART).
result BAVART model yields highly competitive forecasts.
This paper considers the robust and efficient implementation of Gaussian process regression with a Student-t observation model. The challenge with the Student-t model is the analytically intractable inference which is why several approximative methods have been proposed. The expectation propagation (EP) has been found …
Linear attention in Transformers can be interpreted as dynamic VAR models.
problem Misalignment between Transformers and autoregressive forecasting objectives.
method Interpreting linear attention as VAR, rearranging MLP, attention, and flow.
result SAMoVAR improves performance, interpretability, and efficiency.
Proposes PredVAR model for reduced-dimensional dynamics from noisy data.
problem Extracting low-dimensional dynamics from high-dimensional noisy data.
method Probabilistic reduced-dimensional vector autoregressive model with oblique projection.
result Iterative algorithm yields dynamic latent variables with rank-ordered predictability.
ARMA cell simplifies neural autoregressive modeling for time series.
problem Complex RNN cells are not always necessary and can be inferior.
method Introduces ARMA cell, a simpler, modular approach for neural time series modeling.
result The ARMA cell is competitive with popular alternatives in performance.
The paper proposes a new model for predicting and analyzing economic variables.
problem Predicting and analyzing economic variables in developed regions.
method Time-varying parameter global vector autoregressive (TVP-GVAR) framework combined with machine learning models.
result The proposed model provides high precision out-of-sample predictions and novel insights into economic variable connectedness.
Method introduces topological regularization using information filtering networks.
problem Sparse probabilistic modeling and multicollinear regression.
method Topological regularization via information filtering network.
result Direct application to -norm regularized problems.
Explains SNE, t-SNE, and their variants for manifold learning.
problem Dimensionality reduction and manifold learning.
method Probabilistic approach using Gaussian and Student-t distributions.
result Out-of-sample extension and acceleration methods for t-SNE.
High-speed model accurately simulates neuromorphic devices.
problem Accurately modeling stochastic synapses in large-scale neuromorphic systems.
method Generative vector autoregressive model based on resistive memory cell data.
result Fast, high-throughput model reproduces synaptic parameters and correlations.
Elliptical processes generalize Gaussian and Student-t models with fat tails and computational efficiency.
problem Need for models with fat tails and computational tractability.
method Represent elliptical distributions as continuous mixtures of Gaussian distributions, derive closed-form expressions for marginal and conditional distributions.
result Elliptical processes offer advantages in robust regression compared to Gaussian processes.
New diffusion models capture heavy-tailed distributions better.
problem Diffusion models struggle with rare or extreme events in heavy-tailed distributions.
method Repurposed diffusion framework using multivariate Student-t distributions, tailored perturbation kernel, and -divergence.
result Our models generate rare and extreme events more effectively than standard diffusion models.
mGENRE improves multilingual entity linking with autoregressive sequence prediction.
problem Multilingual Entity Linking (MEL) task of resolving language-specific mentions to a multilingual Knowledge Base.
method Autoregressive sequence-to-sequence system that cross-encodes mention strings and entity names.
result Over 50% improvement in average accuracy in zero-shot settings.
Extended PELCoV for bivariate Student-t copulas to monitor foreign exchange risk.
problem Monitoring financial risk under asymmetric co-movements and tail dependence.
method Extending PELCoV to Student-t copulas, tracking dynamic risk spillovers.
result Potential to detect early signs of risk underestimation during financial stress.
A VB method for high-dimensional regression with student-t priors achieves nearly optimal performance and computational efficiency.
problem High-dimensional linear model inferences with heavy-tailed shrinkage priors.
method Variational Bayesian (VB) procedure for high-dimensional linear models with student-t priors.
result The VB method achieves nearly optimal contraction rate and computational efficiency, outperforming MCMC methods.
Incorporating nonlinearity is paramount to predicting the future states of a dynamical system, its response to shocks, and its underlying causal network. However, most existing methods for causality detection and impulse response, such as Vector Autoregression (VAR), assume linearity and are thus unable to capture the …
A new model trains prior and encoder/decoder networks simultaneously for efficient generation.
problem Complex autoregressive prior in VQ-VAE models leads to slow generation.
method Builds a diffusion bridge between continuous and non-informative prior distributions.
result Model is competitive and efficient in optimization and sampling.
New method for estimating and testing impulse responses in high-dimensional VAR systems.
problem Statistical inference for impulse responses in sparse, high-dimensional vector autoregressions.
method Local projection equations and de-sparsified estimators combined with a non-regularized contemporaneous impact matrix.
result Valid inference procedures for structural impulse responses in high-dimensional systems.
Missing Data in Sparse Transition Matrix Estimation for Sub-Gaussian Vector Autoregressive Processesstat.ML
High-dimensional time series data exist in numerous areas such as finance, genomics, healthcare, and neuroscience. An unavoidable aspect of all such datasets is missing data, and dealing with this issue has been an important focus in statistics, control, and machine learning. In this work, we consider a high-dimensiona…
Study shows negative war news correlates with increased stock market volatility.
problem Understanding the impact of geopolitical events on financial markets.
method Used BERT model for sentiment analysis and GARCH model for volatility forecasting.
result Negative news sentiment during geopolitical crises is associated with increased stock market volatility.
Local Granger Causalityq-bio.QM
Calculates local Granger causality for Gaussian and nonlinear systems.
problem Understanding causal influence in complex systems.
method Vector autoregression and information-theoretic approach.
result Local Granger causality offers a robust and fast method for time-directed information transfer.
We study sparse principal component analysis for high dimensional vector autoregressive time series under a doubly asymptotic framework, which allows the dimension to scale with the series length . We treat the transition matrix of time series as a nuisance parameter and directly apply sparse principal component…
The paper develops fast Bayesian methods for estimating huge PVARs with competitive forecasts.
problem Computational and statistical issues in estimating PVARs with many parameters.
method Integrated rotated Gaussian approximations, exploiting domestic over international information, and fast approximations for international coefficients.
result Produces competitive forecasts quickly using a huge world economy model.