Abstract
The ARCH model and its many generalizations are very important in analysing discrete time financial data. We review the properties of the original model and discuss many of the subsequent developments.
This chapter was originally published in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, 2008. Edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume
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Linton, O.B. (2008). ARCH Models. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_2244-1
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