Tests for group-specific heterogeneity in high-dimensional factor models

DOI10.1016/J.JMVA.2023.105233arXiv2109.09049OpenAlexW3199297754MaRDI QIDQ6183687FDOQ6183687

Authors: Antoine A. Djogbenou, R. Sufana 

Publication date: 4 January 2024

Published in: Journal of Multivariate Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Standard high-dimensional factor models assume that the comovements in a large set of variables could be modeled using a small number of latent factors that affect all variables. In many relevant applications in economics and finance, heterogenous comovements specific to some known groups of variables naturally arise, and reflect distinct cyclical movements within those groups. This paper develops two new statistical tests that can be used to investigate whether there is evidence supporting group-specific heterogeneity in the data. The first test statistic is designed for the alternative hypothesis of group-specific heterogeneity appearing in at least one pair of groups; the second is for the alternative of group-specific heterogeneity appearing in all pairs of groups. We show that the second moment of factor loadings changes across groups when heterogeneity is present, and use this feature to establish the theoretical validity of the tests. We also propose and prove the validity of a permutation approach for approximating the asymptotic distributions of the two test statistics. The simulations and the empirical financial application indicate that the proposed tests are useful for detecting group-specific heterogeneity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.09049

zbMATH Keywords

factor modelspermutationstatistical testgroup-specific heterogeneity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact distribution theory in statistics (62E15) Factor analysis and principal components; correspondence analysis (62H25) Multivariate analysis (62Hxx)

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