Estimated results

Sample period

1983-1987

1988-1992

1993-1997

1998-2002

2003-2007

2008-2012

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

The linear part of the model

π2

3.756(0.944)***

3.774(1.105)***

4.527(1.463)***

9.313(1.135)***

18.485(3.308)***

23.128(4.080)***

The nonlinear part of the model

θ2

25.225(7.404)***

15.119(7.272)**

11.682(23.677)

42.108(46.399)

4.536(2.359)*

9.375(6.552)

γ

39.400(22.385)*

6.843(2.968)**

7.464(4.378)*

15.396(6.739)**

4.088(2.707)

6.271(4.657)

c

26.892(0.222)***

25.530(0.624)***

25.364(0.459)***

27.156(0.421)***

26.477(0.802)***

26.884(0.771)***

Adj. R2

0.932

0.937

0.945

0.916

0.863

0.830

SD of residuals

8.511

10.119

12.452

20.391

27.474

32.726

AIC

4.564

4.893

5.681

6.278

6.806

7.643

NO. of observations

53

53

53

52

54

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