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YIELD CURVE ESTIMATION BY KERNEL SMOOTHING METHODS by O Linton 1 , E Mammen 2 , J Nielsen 3 , and C Tanggaard 4 Contents: Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Smoothing of Pure Discount Bond Yields 3. Smoothing of Coupon Bonds 4. Asymptotic Properties 5. Simulation Study 6. Concluding Comment Appendix: Proof of Theorems References Tables 1 – 4 The Suntory Centre Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines London School of Economics and Political Science Discussion Paper Houghton Street No. EM/00/385 London WC2A 2AE April 2000 Tel.: 020 7405 7686 Affiliations and acknowledgements: 1 London School of Economics and Yale University. E-mail:[email protected] Research was supported by the National Science Foundation, the Danish Social Research Council, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Thanks go to Frank Diebold and two referees, to Olaf Bunke, Greg Connor, Stewart Hodges, Andrew Jeffrey, Thong Nguyen, and Peter Phillips for helpful comments. 2 Institut für Angewandte Mathematik, Ruprechts-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany. Supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Sonderforschungs-bereich 373 “Quantifikation und Simulation Ökonomischer Prozesse”, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und Project MA1026/6-1. E-mail: [email protected] 3 Codan, 60 Gammel Kongevej, DK-1790 Copenhagen V, Denmark. E-mail: npj@codan,dk Research is supported by Bergiafonden and the Danish Social Science Research Council. 4 Department of Finance, The Aarhus School of Business, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected] Research is supported by the Danish Social Science Research Council.
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YIELD CURVE ESTIMATION BY KERNELSMOOTHING METHODS

by

O Linton1, E Mammen2, J Nielsen3, and C Tanggaard4

Contents: Abstract1. Introduction2. Smoothing of Pure Discount Bond Yields3. Smoothing of Coupon Bonds4. Asymptotic Properties5. Simulation Study6. Concluding CommentAppendix: Proof of TheoremsReferencesTables 1 – 4

The Suntory CentreSuntory and Toyota International Centresfor Economics and Related DisciplinesLondon School of Economics and PoliticalScience

Discussion Paper Houghton StreetNo. EM/00/385 London WC2A 2AEApril 2000 Tel.: 020 7405 7686

Affiliations and acknowledgements:1 London School of Economics and Yale University. E-mail:[email protected] Research was supported by the National Science Foundation, the Danish Social ResearchCouncil, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Thanks go to Frank Diebold and tworeferees, to Olaf Bunke, Greg Connor, Stewart Hodges, Andrew Jeffrey, Thong Nguyen, andPeter Phillips for helpful comments.

2 Institut für Angewandte Mathematik, Ruprechts-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany.Supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Sonderforschungs-bereich 373“Quantifikation und Simulation Ökonomischer Prozesse”, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und

Project MA1026/6-1. E-mail: [email protected]

3 Codan, 60 Gammel Kongevej, DK-1790 Copenhagen V, Denmark. E-mail:

npj@codan,dk Research is supported by Bergiafonden and the Danish Social Science Research Council.

4 Department of Finance, The Aarhus School of Business, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected] Research is supported by the Danish Social Science Research Council.

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Abstract

We introduce a new method for the estimation of discount functions, yieldcurves and forward curves from government issued coupon bonds. Ourapproach is nonparametric and does not assume a particular functional formfor the discount function although we do show how to impose variousrestrictions in the estimation. Our method is based on kernel smoothing and isdefined as the minimum of some localized population moment condition. Thesolution to the sample problem is not explicit and our estimation procedure isiterative, rather like the backfitting method of estimating additivenonparametric models. We establish the asymptotic normality of our methodsusing the asymptotic representation of our estimator as an infinite series withdeclining coefficients. The rate of convergence is standard for onedimensional nonparametric regression. We investigate the finite sampleperformance of our method, in comparison with other well-establishedmethods, in a small simulation experiment.

Keywords: Coupon bonds; kernel estimation; Hilbert space; nonparametricregression; term structure estimation; yield curve; zero coupon.

JEL Nos.: C14, G12.

© by the authors. All rights reserved. Short sections of text, not to exceed twoparagraphs, may be quoted without explicit permission provided that fullcredit, including © notice, is given to the source.

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6 Vprrwklqj ri Frxsrq Erqgv

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ghqrwhg j2ð c zloo ydu| sursruwlrqdwho| zlwk ô ð6ðé Lq wklv fdvh d zhljkwhg fulwhulrq ixqfwlrq wdnlqj

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wkh uhvxowlqj hvwlpdwh e| egfrqvwu1 Wkhq lw lv hdv| wr vhh wkdw egfrqvwu lv wkh surmhfwlrq ri eg rqwr wkh frqvwudlqhg fodvv

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glvfxvvlrq ri qrqsdudphwulf hvwlpdwlrq ri prqrwrqh dqg rwkhu frqvwudlqhg ixqfwlrqv1

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vprrwk lq rxu prgho zh mxvw uhsodfh wEüä lq +:, e| d olqhdu ixqfwlrq1 Wkxv/ frqvlghu wkh iroorzlqj

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lq wkh odvw vhfwlrq dqg sxw _ ' e_uun "Br dqg _� ' e_uuc�n "Br dqg gl>huhqwldwh zlwk uhvshfw wr " dqg

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d 2 e| 2 pdwul{/ exw rwkhuzlvh lv yhu| vlplodu wr eMuä éD vx!flhqw frqglwlrq wkdw wkh lwhudwlyh fdofxodwlrq e_uu dqg e_�cuu frqyhujhv fdq eh edvhg rq d

fkhfn ri wkh rshudwru qrup ri wkh rshudwru eKuu}Eüä 'U eMuuEüc |ä}E|ä _|1 Lw lv hdv| wr vhh wkdw wkh

lwhudwlyh fdofxodwlrq ri e_uu dqg e_�cuu frqyhujhv li n eKuun ÷ �/ zkhuh n eKuun lv gh?qhg zlwk uhvshfw

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Lqvwhdg ri ?wwlqj orfdoo| olqhdu ixqfwlrqv zh ?w qrz orfdoo| h{srqhqwldo ixqfwlrqv1 Wklv dssurdfk lv

prwlydwhg e| wkh idfw wkdw zh fdq h{shfw wkh glvfrxqw ixqfwlrq wr eh forvhu wr orj olqhdu wkdq olqhdu/

dv zdv vxjjhvwhg e| Ydvlfhn dqg Irqj +4<;5,1 Zh vkdoo ?w wkh ixqfwlrq _Erä ' i TEý+Eräräc lq rwkhu

zrugv zh zloo hvwlpdwh wkh |lhog fxuyh gluhfwo|1 Wklv vshfl?fdwlrq lpsrvhv wkh qdwxudo uhvwulfwlrq

wkdw _Eüä eh srvlwlyh dqg wkdw _Efä ' �1 Dowhuqdwlyh vshfl?fdwlrqv khuh lqfoxgh _Erä ' � n r}Erä iru

vrph ixqfwlrq }c zklfk zdv xvhg lq Mrugdq +4<<7,/ dqg _Erä ' i TEýrüErä*E� n rääc zklfk lpsrvhv

wkh dgglwlrqdo uhvwulfwlrq wkdw _Erä $ f dv r $ 4 dqg zdv xvhg lq Wdqjjddug +4<<:,1 Vhh Jr}dor

dqg Olqwrq +4<<;, iru glvfxvvlrq ri orfdo qrqolqhdu vprrwklqj phwkrgv lq qrqsdudphwulf uhjuhvvlrq1

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rughu frqglwlrq lv d qrqolqhdu lqwhjudo htxdwlrq1 Dowkrxjk wkhuh duh d qxpehu ri vroxwlrq phwkrgv

dssolfdeoh khuh/ rxu nqrzohgjh derxw wkh frqyhujhqfh ri vxfk phwkrgv lv lqfrpsohwh1

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Zh vxjjhvw wkh iroorzlqj dssurdfk edvhg rq wkh orfdo qrqolqhdu ohdvw vtxduhv fulwhulrq ixqfwlrq

lq w?[ð'�

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Rd@oð& ' Rð ý

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lwvhoi eh dssur{lpdwho| vroyhg xvlqj Qhzwrq*v phwkrg ru Ilvkhu vfrulqj1 Zh h{shfw wkdw uhdvrqdeoh

lpsohphqwdwlrqv ri wklv phwkrg zloo frqyhujh/ exw kdyh qr surri ri wklv1

Qrwh wkdw d frqvlvwhqw lqlwldo ydoxh lv surylghg e| e+æE|ä ' ý *L} e_æE|ä*|c zkhuh æ ' uäcuu1

Zh fdq dovr gh?qh crqh0vwhs* hvwlpdwruv/ ghqrwhg e+d�ouä.E|äc zklfk xvh e+æE|ä dv lqlwldo frqglwlrq dqg

whuplqdwh dw @ ' �é Lq wklv fdvh/ ri frxuvh/ wkhuh lv qr lvvxh derxw wkh frqyhujhqfh ri wkh dojrulwkp1

Ixuwkhupruh/ wkh vwdwlvwlfdo surshuwlhv ri wklv hvwlpdwru fdq eh ghulyhg/ dv lq Olqwrq +4<<:/4<<;,1

Ilqlwh vwhs phwkrgv kdyh ehhq vwxglhg lq d jhqhudo frqwh{w e| Urelqvrq +4<;;,/ exw wkh edvlf lghd

jrhv edfn wr Ilvkhu +4<58,1

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phqwv uhjduglqj dv|pswrwlf surshuwlhv dqg rqh0vwhs hvwlpdwruv dsso|1<

<Iru wkh orfdo olqhdu h{srqhqwldo/ zh plqlpl}h

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617 Hvwlpdwlqj Uhodwhg Txdqwlwlhv

61714 Hvwlpdwlqj Wkh \lhog dqg Iruzdug fxuyh iurp wkh Glvfrxqw Ixqfwlrq

Hvwlpdwhv ri wkh |lhog fxuyh dqg iruzdug fxuyh fdq eh rewdlqhg iurp hvwlpdwhv ri _ e| wkh uhodwlrqv

+E|ä ' ý *L}E_E|ää*| dqg sE|ä ' ý_âE|ä*_E|äé Vshfl?fdoo|/ e+æE|ä ' ý *L}Ee_æE|ää*|c zkhuh æ ' uä/uué

Lq wkh iruzdug fxuyh fdvh zh fdq wdnh wkh iroorzlqj hvwlpdwru edvhg rq wkh orfdo frqvwdqw/

esuäE|ä ' ýU g âûE|ý räe_uäErä_rU

gûE|ý räe_uäErä_rcru zh fdq pdnh xvh ri wkh orfdo olqhdu hvwlpdwlrq wr gh?qh

esuuE|ä ' ý e_uuc�E|äe_uuE|ä é61715 Hvwlpdwlqj wkh glvfrxqw ixqfwlrq dqg iruzdug fxuyh iurp wkh \lhog Fxuyh

Wkh glvfrxqw ixqfwlrq fdq ri frxuvh eh hvwlpdwhg e| e_æE|ä ' i TEý|e+æE|ääc zkhuh æ ' uä.cuu.1

Wkh lpsolflw iruzdug fxuyh/ sE|ä/ lv gh?qhg wkurxjk wkh uhodwlrq +E|ä 'U |fsEüä_ü*|é Qrwh wkdw

gl>huhqwldwlrq ri wkh odvw htxdolw| jlyhv sE|ä ' +E|ä n |+âE|äé Jlyhq dq hvwlpdwh/ e+/ ri wkh |lhog fxuyh

+ dqg dq hvwlpdwh e+â ri lwv ghulydwlyh/ zh fdq hvwlpdwh s e|

÷sE|ä ' e+E|ä n |e+âE|äéDq hvwlpdwh e+â ri +â lv jlyhq e| wkh hvwlpdwh e+uu.c� +vhh wkh odvw vhfwlrq, ru fdq eh fdofxodwhg e|

vprrwkhg gl>huhqwldwlrq ri dq hvwlpdwh e+ ri +c e+âuä.E|ä ' U g âûE|ý räe+uä.Erä_ré

7 Dv|pswrwlf Surshuwlhv

Rxu pdlq uhvxowv duh iru wkh orfdo frqvwdqw dqg orfdo olqhdu glvfrxqw ixqfwlrq vprrwklqj phwkrgv1

Zh dovr surylgh d uhvxow iru wkh rqh0vwhs orfdo h{srqhqwldo phwkrgv1 Dv zh vkrz/ wkh dv|pswrwlf

yduldqfhv ri wkhvh surfhgxuhv ghvfulehg deryh duh lghqwlfdo ^zkhq hvwlpdwlqj wkh vdph txdqwlw|`/

dowkrxjk wkh eldv lv fhuwdlqo| lq xhqfhg e| wkh fkrvhq ixqfwlrqdo irup143

43Iru frpsdulvrq/ Jr}dor dqg Olqwrq +4<<;, vkrzhg wkdw wkh dv|pswrwlf yduldqfh ri orfdo qrqolqhdu ohdvw vtxduhv

hvwlpdwruv grhv qrw ghshqg rq wkh vshfl?f ixqfwlrqdo irup xvhg lq wkh hvwlpdwlrq/ dowkrxjk wkh eldv grhv1

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714 Orfdo Frqvwdqw Vprrwklqj

Rxu dv|pswrwlfv zloo eh vwdwhg iru wkh fdvh ri qrqudqgrp ô ðæ dqg 6ðé Wklv lqfoxghv vrph udqgrp

ghvljqv dv vshfldo fdvhv/ zkhq rqh zrunv lq wkh frqglwlrqdo glvwulexwlrq1 Zh dovr jlyh dq h{dpsoh

ri d udqgrp ghvljq wkdw vdwlv?hv rxu frqglwlrqv1 Zh frqfhqwudwh rq wkh fdvh ri d qrqudqgrp ghvljq

ehfdxvh rxu prgho +7, dulvhv lq rwkhu dssolfdwlrqv wkdw zrxog uhtxluh dqrwkhu vwrfkdvwlf prgho iru

wkh ghvljq1 Vshfl?fdoo|/ wkh lq xhqwldo sdshu ri Hqjoh hw do1 +4<;9,, idoov lq rxu iudphzrun1 Qrwh dovr/

wkdw rxu iudphzrun shuplwv yduldeoh edqgzlgwk phwkrgv zlwk plqlpdo fkdqjhv lq wkh dvvxpswlrqv1

Wkhuhiruh/ zh suhihu wr vwdwh wkh wkhruhp xqghu frqglwlrqv wkdw pd| zrun dovr lq wkhvh dssolfdwlrqv1

Rxu frqglwlrqv duh ckljk ohyho* ý wkh| duh gh?qhg prvwo| lq whupv ri wkh rshudwru eKuä udwkhu wkdq

wkh sulplwlyhv ri wkh gdwd1

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0ð 'S?

æ'�'ðæüæ c zkhuh ü�c é é é c ü? duh lqghshqghqw phdq }hur yduldeohv zlwk .müæm2nB é ä2nBiru ? odujh hqrxjk zlwk frqvwdqwv äc B : f1 Wkh ydoxhv ô ðæ/ 'ðæ dqg 6ð duh ghwhuplqlvwlf dqg

wkh|/ wkh glvwulexwlrqv ri üð dqg wkh ixqfwlrqv KðEüä pd| ghshqg rq wkh vdpsoh vl}h ?1 Iru wzr

frqvwdqwv ò�c ò2 : f wkh edqgzlgwk û ixo?ov ?3�nò� é û é ?3ò2 iru ? odujh hqrxjk1

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