The use of spectral analysis in insurance cycle research

Purpose - Aims to address a number of issues related to the use of spectral analysis in the study of insurance cycles.Design methodology approach - Spectral analysis has seldom been used in the study of insurance cycles. This may be due to the fact that no statistical test is readily available for r...

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Published in:The journal of risk finance 2006-03, Vol.7 (2), p.177-188
Main Author: Venezian, Emilio C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Business cycles
Data analysis
Insurance
Insurance industry
Liability insurance
Management
Studies
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Summary:Purpose - Aims to address a number of issues related to the use of spectral analysis in the study of insurance cycles.Design methodology approach - Spectral analysis has seldom been used in the study of insurance cycles. This may be due to the fact that no statistical test is readily available for rejecting the hypothesis that a spectrum is significantly different from random uncorrelated noise in a context in which the period of the alternative is not known. This article suggests one such test.Findings - In evaluating the proposed test, the relevant critical points, when the number of observations is small, and provided the power of the test is also explored to identify three cyclical processes: a sine process with noise, a second-order autoregressive process, and the rational expectations process suggested by Cummins and Outreville.Originality value - The article provides the first comprehensive analysis and discussion of spectral analysis in the context of insurance-cycle research.
ISSN:1526-5943
2331-2947
DOI:10.1108/15265940610648616