Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name:Anton Skrobotov Author-Name-First: Anton Author-Name-Last: Skrobotov Author-Workplace-Name: RANEPA Title: On GLS-detrending for deterministic seasonality testing Abstract: In this paper we propose tests based on GLS-detrending for testing the null hypothesis of deterministic seasonality. Unlike existing tests for deterministic seasonality, our tests do not suffer from asymptotic size distortions under near integration. We also investigate the behavior of the proposed tests when the initial condition is not asymptotically negligible. Length: 23 pages Creation-Date: 2013 Revision-Date: 2014 Classification-JEL: C12, C22 Keywords: Stationarity tests, KPSS test, seasonality, seasonal unit roots, deterministic seasonality, size distortion, GLS-detrending File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/wpaper/0073Skrobotov.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: Revised version, 2013 Handle: RePEc:gai:wpaper:0073