International audienceIn this article, we propose an extension of integer-valued autoregressive INAR models. Using a signed version of the thinning operator, we define a larger class of -valued processes, called SINAR, which can have positive as well as negative correlations. Using a Markov chain method, conditions for stationarity and the existence of moments are investigated. In particular, it is shown that the autocorrelation function of any real-valued AR process can be recovered with a SINAR process, which improves INAR modeling

in pressInternational audienceWe develop a complete methodology for detecting time varying or non-time-varying parameters in auto-regressive conditional heteroscedasticity (ARCH) processes. For this, we estimate and test various semiparametric versions of time varying ARCH models which include two well-known non-stationary ARCH-type models introduced in the econometrics literature. Using kernel estimation, we show that non-time-varying parameters can be estimated at the usual parametric rate of convergence and, for Gaussian noise, we construct estimates that are asymptotically efficient in a semiparametric sense. Then we introduce two statistical tests which can be used for detecting non-time-varying parameters or for testing the second-order dynamics. An information criterion for selecting the number of lags is also provided. We illustrate our methodology with several real data sets

In this paper, we introduce a family of contrasts for parametric inference in ARCH models the volatility of which exhibits some degeneracy. We focus specifically on ARCH processes with a linear volatility (called LARCH processes), for which the Gaussian quasi-likelihood estimator may be inconsistent. Our approach generalizes that of Beran and Schützner (2009) and gives an interesting alternative to the WLSE used by Francq and Zakoïan (2010) for an autoregressive process with LARCH errors. The family of contrasts is indexed by a single parameter that controls the smoothness of an approximated quasi-likelihood function. Under mild conditions, the resulting estimators are shown to be strongly consistent and asymptotically normal. The optimal asymptotic variance is also given. For LARCH processes, an atypical result is obtained: under assumptions, we show that the limiting distribution of the estimators can be arbitrarily close to a Gaussian distribution supported on a line. Extensions to multivariate processes are also discussed.