Are Oil Prices Mean Reverting? Evidence from Unit Root Tests with Sharp and Smooth Breaks

Lawal, A. I. and Babajide, Abiola A. and Nwanji, T. I. and Eluyela, F. D. (2018) Are Oil Prices Mean Reverting? Evidence from Unit Root Tests with Sharp and Smooth Breaks. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 8 (6). pp. 292-298. ISSN 2146-4553

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Abstract

This study examined the validity of efficiency market hypothesis for the oil market by employing a novel Fourier unit root test that accounts for sharp shifts and smooth breaks based on daily data. Our results established the existence of structural shifts and nonlinearity in the oil market indices suggesting that oil market is inefficient when structural breaks is calibrated into the model. Unlike results obtained from existing traditional unit root test, results from sharp shifts and smooth breaks unit root test suggests the rejection of unit root null for each of the oil indices. The study has some practical and policy implications based on our findings.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Depositing User: Mr DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR LMU
Date Deposited: 15 Feb 2019 12:07
Last Modified: 15 Feb 2019 12:07
URI: https://eprints.lmu.edu.ng/id/eprint/1967

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