Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7103
Title: | Arbitrage, market definition and monitoring a time series approach |
Authors: | Burke, S Hunter, J |
Keywords: | Arbitrage;Cointegration;Competition;Equilibrium price adjustment;Stationarity;Stochastic trend;Weak exogeneity |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | Brunel University |
Citation: | Economics and Finance Working Paper, Brunel University, 12-20, Sep 2012 |
Abstract: | This article considers the application to regional price data of time series methods to test stationarity, multivariate cointegration and exogeneity. The discovery of stationary price differentials in a bivariate setting implies that the series are rendered stationary by capturing a common trend and we observe through this mechanism long-run arbitrage. This is indicative of a broader market definition and efficiency. The problem is considered in relation to more than 700 weekly data points on gasoline prices for three regions of the US and similarly calibrated simulated series. The discovery of a single common trend is consistent with competitive pricing and a broad market definition, but the finding of a single weakly exogenous variable affects this conclusion. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7103 |
Appears in Collections: | Economics and Finance Publications Dept of Economics and Finance Research Papers |
Items in BURA are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.