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Chinese Journal of Engineering Mathematics ›› 2015, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 485-496.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-3085.2015.04.002

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P-spline Estimation for Short-term Interest Rate Model

JIANG Liang1,   LIN Hong-xi2   

  1. 1- Department of Mathematics, Putian University, Putian, Fujian 351100
    2- School of Business, Putian University, Putian, Fujian 351100
  • Received:2013-10-08 Accepted:2015-03-26 Online:2015-08-15 Published:2015-10-15
  • Supported by:
    The National Natural Science Foundation of China (11471175); the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2015J05012); the Putian University Raising Foundation of China (2014060; 2014061).

Abstract:

Since the mean reverting is a function in the Hull-White model, this paper develops the estimator and provides the estimation of the mean revering function, which will be estimated by using P-spline estimator and other constant parameters. In addition, we also present an alternative approach to select the regularization parameter. Furthermore, we prove the consistency of the two-stage method and its asymptotic normality of parameters. Finally, based on the zero coupon bond price data, empirical evidences show that there is a slightly less difference between the goodness-of-fit and the constant parameter estimates arising from the bond price less sensitive to short-term rate.

Key words: Hull-White model, P-spline, semiparametric estimation

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