Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name:Bent Nielsen Author-Email:bent.nielsen@nuf.ox.ac.uk Author-Workplace-Name:Nuffield College, University of Oxford Title:Strong consistency results for least squares estimators in general vector autoregressions with deterministic terms Abstract: A vector autoregression with deterministic terms and with no restrictions to its characteristic roots is considered. Strong consistency results for the least squares statistics are presented. This extends earlier results where deterministic terms have not been considered. In addition the convergence rates are improved compared with earlier results. Keywords:Least squares estimator, Strong consistency, Vector autoregression Length:26 pages Creation-Date:2003-10-25 Number:2003-W23 File-URL: http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/economics/papers/2003/W23/nielsenlse2003.pdf File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:nuf:econwp:0323