Jump tails, extreme dependencies, and the distribution of stock returns
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- Tim Bollerslev & Viktor Todorov, 2010. "Jump Tails, Extreme Dependencies, and the Distribution of Stock Returns," CREATES Research Papers 2010-64, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University.
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Keywords
Extreme events; Jumps; High-frequency data; Jump tails; Non-parametric estimation; Stochastic volatility; Systematic risks; Tail dependence;All these keywords.
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- C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
- C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
- G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
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