Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Franses, Ph.H.B.F. Author-Name-Last: Franses Author-Name-First: Philip Hans Author-Person: pfr226 Title: How to deal with intercept and trend in pratical cointegration analysis? Abstract: This note gives a few practical guidelines for cointegration analysis. The focus is on testing the cointegration rank in a VAR model and on how an intercept and a trend should be incorporated in the model. Only two cases appear relevant for most economic data. Creation-Date: 1999-02-05 File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/1559/feweco19990414090913.pdf File-Format: application/pdf Series: RePEc:ems:eureir Number: EI 9904-/A Keywords: VAR model, cointegration analysis, intercept, trend Handle: RePEc:ems:eureir:1559