Modeling multi-country mortality dependence and its application in pricing survivor index swaps—A dynamic copula approach

This paper introduces mortality dependence in multi-country mortality modeling using a dynamic copula approach. Specifically, we use time-varying copula models to capture the mortality dependence structure across countries, examining both symmetric and asymmetric dependence structures. In addition, to capture the phenomenon of a heavy tail for the multi-country mortality index, we consider not only the setting of Gaussian innovations but also non-Gaussian innovations under the Lee–Carter framework model. As tests of the goodness of fit of different dynamic copula models, the pattern of mortality dependence, and the distribution of the innovations, we used empirical mortality data from Finland, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden. To understand the effect of mortality dependence on longevity derivatives, we also built a valuation framework for pricing a survivor index swap, then investigated the fair swap rates of a survivor swap numerically. We demonstrate that failing to consider the dynamic copula mortality model and non-Gaussian innovations would lead to serious underestimations of the swap rates and loss reserves.     

Testing heteroscedasticity by wavelets in a nonparametric regression model

In the nonparametric regression models, a homoscedastic structure is usually assumed. However, the homoscedasticity cannot be guaranteed a priori. Hence, testing the heteroscedasticity is needed. In this paper we propose a consistent nonparametric test for heteroscedasticity, based on wavelets. The empirical wavelet coefficients of the conditional variance in a regression model are defined first. Then they are shown to be asymptotically normal, based on which a test statistic for the heteroscedasticity is constructed by using Fan's wavelet thresholding idea. Simulations show that our test is superior to the traditional nonparametric test.     

中国人口死亡率建模比较及长寿风险度量

以我国颁布的3套保险行业经验生命表为基础,结合1995-2017年国家统计局发布的《中国统计年鉴》中的死亡率数据,首先分析了中国全年龄人口数据死亡率动静态变动特点,其次比较了LC,CBD和APC 3种模型对中国死亡率数据的拟合优劣,最后采用最优APC模型度量了不同生命表下的长寿风险.死亡率的动态变化会导致以经验生命表为...     

A test of conditional heteroscedasticity in time series

A new test of conditional heteroscedasticity for time series is proposed. The new testing method is based on a goodness of fit type test statistics and a Cramer-von Mises type test statistic. The asymptotic properties of the new test statistic is establised. The results demonstrate that such a test is consistent. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19231050) and Postdoctoral Fund of China.     

基于DEJD模型的人口寿命预测及SM债券定价

人口老龄化背景下的长寿风险,将会给国家养老保障体系带来极大的经济负担.如何度量和管理长寿风险,己成为近年来世界各国关注和研究的焦点.本文基于我国人口死亡率数据,在Lee-Carter模型的基础上,引入DEJD模型刻画时间序列因子的跳跃不对称性,并证实了 DEJD模型比Lee-Carter模型在拟合时间序列因子时更为有效...     

变系数ARCH-M模型的ARCH效应检验

本文考虑变系数ARCH—M模型,构造了非参数部分和参数部分的截面似然估计。基于估计的渐近性质,构造了Wald检验统计量来检验模型是否具有条件异方差性。数值模拟结果表明,所构造的估计和Wald统计量具有良好的有限样本性质。     

门限自回归模型条件异方差的Kolmogorov-Smirnov检验

门限自回归模型被广泛地用于许多领域，当建立或使用这类模型时，一个重要问题是需要知道是否存在条件异方差。在本文中，我们对这个问题提出一个非参数检验，检验的大样本理论被给出，我们还通过数值模拟研究了检验方法的有限样本性质。结果表示检验有好的功效。经验百分位点还被给出。     

高维异方差高斯混合罚模型聚类

罚模型聚类实现了在聚类过程中精简变量的目标,同时如何识别聚类的有效变量成了一个新的问题.在这个问题上,已有的研究有成对罚模型,模型处理了各类数据同方差的情况.考察了异方差情况下的变量选择问题,针对异方差数据提出了两种新的模型,并给出模型的解和算法.模拟数据分析结果表明,异方差数据上两个新模型都有更好的表现.     

沪深股市相关结构分析研究

在金融市场风险分析中,对金融资产相关结构的讨论有着重要意义,从而引出对如何选取好的相关结构模型来捕捉金融资产间的相关变化规律的讨论。针对这一问题,我们用混合相关结构函数Copula对上海、深圳股票市场进行了相关分析研究,用极值分布刻画了每支股票的边缘分布,用两步估计法对Copula中的参数进行了估计。分析结果表明:混合Copula相关结构能够捕捉金融市场间相关性变化规律,比单个Copula相关结构更灵活,更能全面地反映市场间非对称变化的相关程度和模式,此方法还可以推广到对多种金融资产收益率进行相关性分析。     

Heteroscedasticity check in nonlinear semiparametric models based on nonparametric variance function

The assumption of homoscedasticity has received much attention in classical analysis of regression. Heteroscedasticity tests have been well studied in parametric and nonparametric regressions. The aim of this paper is to present a test of heteroscedasticity for nonlinear semiparametric regression models with nonparametric variance function. The validity of the proposed test is illustrated by two simulated examples and a real data example.     

Heteroscedasticity and/or Autocorrelation Checks in Longitudinal Nonlinear Models with Elliptical and AR（1） Errors

The aim of this paper is to study the tests for variance heterogeneity and/or autocorrelation in nonlinear regression models with elliptical and AR(1) errors. The elliptical class includes several symmetric multivariate distributions such as normal, Student-t, power exponential, among others. Several diagnostic tests using score statistics and their adjustment are constructed. The asymptotic properties, including asymptotic chi-square and approximate powers under local alternatives of the score statistics, are studied. The properties of test statistics are investigated through Monte Carlo simulations. A data set previously analyzed under normal errors is reanalyzed under elliptical models to illustrate our test methods.     

Testing heteroscedasticity in nonparametric regression models based on residual analysis

The importance of detecting heteroscedasticity in regression analysis is widely recognized because efficient inference for the regression function requires that heteroscedasticity should be taken into account. In this paper, a simple test for heteroscedasticity is proposed in nonparametric regression based on residual analysis. Furthermore, some simulations with a comparison with Dette and Munk＇s method are conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed test. The results demonstrate that the method in this paper performs quite satisfactorily and is much more powerful than Dette and Munk＇s method in some cases.     

具有一致相关的纵向数据模型中方差和相关系数的齐性检验

在纵向数据分析中, 模型方差的齐性是一个基本假定, 但是该假定未必正确. 林金官、韦博成^[1]讨论了具有AR(1)误差的非线性纵向数据模型中方差和相关系数的齐性检验. 本文对具有一致相关协方差结构的纵向数据模型, 研究了方差齐性和相关系数齐性的检验, 得到了检验的score统计量, 并应用于葡萄糖数据. 最后, 本文还给出了模拟结果.     

A note on geometric ergodicity of autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (ARCH) model

For the pth-order linear ARCH model,

, where ₀ > 0, _i 0, I = 1, 2, …, p, {_t} is an i.i.d. normal white noise with E_t = 0, E_t² = 1, and _t is independent of {X_s, s < t}, Engle (1982) obtained the necessary and sufficient condition for the second-order stationarity, that is, ₁ + ₂ + ··· + _p < 1. In this note, we assume that _t has the probability density function p(t) which is positive and lower-semicontinuous over the real line, but not necessarily Gaussian, then the geometric ergodicity of the ARCH(p) process is proved under E_t² = 1. When _t has only the first-order absolute moment, a sufficient condition for the geometric ergodicity is also given.     

The Decomposition of the Behrens-Fisher Statistic in q-Dimensional Common Principal Component Submodels

Takemura (1985, Multivariate Analysis VI, ed. P. R. Krishnaiah, 583-597, Elsevier, Amsterdam) presented a decomposition of Hotelling's T2-statistic into analogues of univariate Student-t variates along the principal component axes of the (pooled) sample covariance matrix. In this paper the idea is extended to the heteroscedastic situation where an analogous decomposition of the Behrens-Fisher statistic is considered when the nature of the heteroscedasticity between the two samples can be described by a common principal component (CPC) model, or more particularly a q-dimensional CPC subspace model.     

A generalized beta copula with applications in modeling multivariate long-tailed data

This work proposes a new copula class that we call the MGB2 copula. The new copula originates from extracting the dependence function of the multivariate GB2 distribution (MGB2) whose marginals follow the univariate generalized beta distribution of the second kind (GB2). The MGB2 copula can capture non-elliptical and asymmetric dependencies among marginal coordinates and provides a simple formulation for multi-dimensional applications. This new class features positive tail dependence in the upper tail and tail independence in the lower tail. Furthermore, it includes some well-known copula classes, such as the Gaussian copula, as special or limiting cases.To illustrate the usefulness of the MGB2 copula, we build a trivariate MGB2 copula model of bodily injury liability closed claims. Extended GB2 distributions are chosen to accommodate the right-skewness and the long-tailedness of the outcome variables. For the regression component, location parameters with continuous predictors are introduced using a nonlinear additive function. For comparison purposes, we also consider the Gumbel and t copulas, alternatives that capture the upper tail dependence. The paper introduces a conditional plot graphical tool for assessing the validation of the MGB2 copula. Quantitative and graphical assessment of the goodness of fit demonstrate the advantages of the MGB2 copula over the other copulas.