PROS Sugiyanto, Etik Z Combination of volatility fulltext

Proceedings of the IConSSE FSM SWCU (2015), pp. MA.93–97

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ISBN: 978-602-1047-21-7

Combination of volatility and Markov-switching models for financial
crisis in Indonesia based on real exchange rate indicators
Sugiyanto† and Etik Zukhronah
Department of Mathematics, FMIPA UNS
Ir. Sutami Street 36A Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia

Abstract
Financial crisis that happened in 1997 to 1998 resulted in decline of the economy in
Indonesia. Therefore in this study will be built a model of the financial crisis in Indonesia
which can be used in anticipation of or preparation for what to do in the future. The
model is based on indicators of the real exchange rate from January 1990 to December
2014 using a combination of volatility and Markov_Switching models. The results
showed that the model SWARCH(2,4) and SWARCH(3,4) can catch a signal crisis in
Indonesia on February 1998 and July 1998.
Keywords financial crisis, volatility model, Markov-Switching model, real exchange

rate, SWARCH

1.

Introduction

The crisis that hit the Indonesian economy in 1997 to 1998 is caused by the fall of bath
Thailand exchange rate in July 1997. The impact of the crisis in 1997 to 1998 are quite severe
makes researchers interested in establishing a model that illustrates the crisis. The model can
be built through the monitoring of a number of macroeconomic indicators (Abimanyu &
Imansyah, 2008). According to Ford et al. (2007), one of the indicators that can be used to
detect the currency crisis in Indonesia is the real exchange rate indicators.
The real exchange rate is the relative price of goods between the two countries
(Mankiw, 2003). The real exchange rate can be calculated from the nominal exchange rate
multiplied by the price level. Price level used is the consumer price index (CPI). Kaminsky et
al. (1997) states that a high real exchange rate will reduce exports so as to reduce the supply
of foreign currency is entered. That led to the weakening of the domestic currency and will
likely result in a huge crisis.
Monthly data of real exchange rate is a time series data. Cryer (1986) introduced one
model of stationary time series data, namely autoregressive moving average (ARMA). ARMA

models have the assumption of constant residual variance (homoscedasticity). Real exchange
rate data have indicated volatility or volatility clustering. Volatility clustering of data that is
gathering a bunch of great value and followed a group of small-value data. These
circumstances indicate that the variance is not constant, so the real exchange rate data does
not meet the homoscedasticity assumptions.
Engle (1982) introduced a model of autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity
(ARCH) which can model the data that has heteroscedasticity. However, the financial time
series data can undergo structural changes caused by changes in policy, war or natural



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disasters and ARCH model does not take into account the structural changes that occur in
such volatility.
Hamilton (1989) introduced Markov switching models as an alternative modelling of
time series data that undergo structural changes. Hamilton combined Markov switching and
autoregressive models resulting in a Markov switching autoregressive models (SWAR).
Hamilton & Susmel (1994) introduced a model that combined ARCH models and
Markov_Switching models then called Markov Switching ARCH (SWARCH). SWARCH model
can explain changes in the structure and illustrates the volatility. Some researchers have
applied SWARCH model to detect crisis that occur in a country. Among these researchers
were Chen & Lin (2000) which apply SWARCH models to identify the stock market volatility
in Taiwan. Then Chang et al. (2010) also apply SWARCH models to identify the volatility of
the stock market and the exchange rate in Korea as well as the financial crisis global.
This research will be carried out modeling of the financial crisis in Indonesia is based
on indicators of the real exchange rate using combined of volatility and Markov switching
models. The real exchange rate data that indicated heteroscedasticity and undergo structural
changes can be modeled by SWARCH model of two and three states.
2.

Materials and methods


This research uses monthly real exchange rate data of the January 1990 to December
2014 periods. Data are obtained from the International Financial Statistics (IFS).
In conditions of crisis or impending crisis turmoil, the financial data unlucky in
particular real exchange rate will experience high fluctuation and structural changes. When
this happens, the combined of volatility and structural changes models are suitable for use.
If the real exchange rate does not have heteroscedasticity, then SWAR model is used.
However, when real exchange rate has heteroscedasticity, SWARCH models is more suitable
for use. High order on the SWARCH models can lead to biased interpretations on the model,
so SW-GARCH model can be used to overcome this problem (1996). Some lack of proper
economic policy or the contagion from abroad will have an impact on the real exchange rate,
this information is often referred to as a bad-new. While the precise economic policy or
foreign trust towards Indonesia will give a good impact on the value of the real exchange
rate, information like this is often referred to as a good-new. The existence of bad-new and
good-new that does not contribute to balanced then it is used SW- EGARCH models (2007).
Crisis situation can be seen from the inferred probabilities generated by the models:
SWARCH, SW-GARCH and EGARCH. According to Hamilton (1989), inferred probabilities
written as
for two states and

xj Væ


xj Væ = 2|T W

3|T W

1 − xj Væ = 1|T W

1 − xj Væ = 1|T W

xj Væ

2|T W

for three states.
In the two states conditions, the period of data showing the probabilities inferred value
of more than 0.5 can be said to be in volatile conditions or can indicate the occurrence of a
crisis (Hamilton, 1989). While on a three states condition, the period of data showing the
probabilities inferred value between 0.4 to 0.6 is assumed to be in a state of moderate
volatility, and less than 0.4 is assumed to be at the low volatility conditions and more than
0.6 in a state of high volatility (Hermosillo & Hesse, 2009).


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3.

Results and discussion

Based on plot of the real exchange rate data, it appears that the data fluctuate from
time to time. It gives the allegation that the data is not stationary on the average and the
variance Therefore,it needs transformation and difference to obtain the stationary data,
namely in the form of log returns.
Plot of log returns of the real exchange rate indicates that the data has been stationary
against average and variance is not constant. Then log returns of real exchange rate data that
has been stationary can be modeled by ARMA model.

3.1 ARMA model

ARMA model is used to model the stationary time series data. ARMA model can be
done by looking at the ACF and PACF plots of log returns of the real exchange rate data. Value
of ACF and PACF is interrupted after the first lag and it is out of bounds confidence interval.
The best model of ARMA model parameter estimation is ARMA(1,0) which can be written as
= 0.011916 + 0.188511 o + .
(1)
Based on Lagrange multiplier test, the residue of ARMA(1,0) model until the 10th lag
generated probability value 0.000056 that of less than 0.05, so that the ARMA(1,0) model
still pregnant heteroscedasticity. This means that the ARMA(1,0) model can not explain the
heteroscedasticity. Furthermore, heteroscedasticity will be explained by ARCH model.

3.2 ARCH model
The result of ARCH model with average conditional ARMA(1,0) shows that the best
model is ARCH(4) which can be written as

= 0.000142 + 1.002690ε
+0.396207ε oï .

o


+ 0.227968ε

o

− 0.090551ε

o‰

(2)
Furthermore, a diagnostic test of residual is done to determine the feasibility of the
model. Based on Ljung-Box test, the residue of ARCH(4) models to lag the 10th known that
the probability is 0.986175 that of more than 0.05, so that residual of ARCH(4) models does
not contain autocorrelation.
Based on Lagrange multiplier test, the residual of ARCH(4) models until the 10th lag
generated probability value of 0.986175 greater than 0.05, so that residual of ARCH(4)
models does not have the effect of heteroscedasticity. Based on Jarque Bera test, residue of
ARCH(4) models is not normal. Therefore, ARCH(4) model was re-estimated using QMLE
methods (Rosadi, 2012), and obtained the best model was the model of ARCH(4) model with
the average conditional ARMA(1,0). Therefore, all assumptions of ARCH models have been
fulfilled, the model does not need to be taken to GARCH or EGARCH. Based on the test of

structural changes, there is a structural changes of the real exchange rate on period of
February 1998 and July 1998.

3.3 SWARCH model
Results of the SWARCH(2,4) model estimation with an average of conditional
ARMA(1,0) is as follows
0.0000791077 , for state 1
=S
(3)
0.0000344499 , for state 2
This value indicates that the average of log return of real exchange monthly data in state 1

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(stable) is 0.0000791077, in state 2 (volatile) is 0.0000344499. Heteroscedasticity model of

the SWARCH(2,4) model can be written as
0.0000972 + 0.9648948ε o + 0.257537ε o
M
, for state 1
K+2.4764 ∙ 10o + 0.476999
(4)
=
L0.0000133 + 0.9648948ε
o + 0.257537ε o
K
, for state 2
J+2.4764 ∙ 10o + 0.476999

Transition probability matrix of data the real exchange rate can be written as
0.018495753 0.18535501

(5)
x=•
0.981504250 0.81464499
Matrix P explaines that the probability of a change from stable state to stable state is

18.5335501%, from volatile state to stable state is 98.150425%.
The results of SWARCH(3,4) estimation model with an average of conditional
ARMA(1,0) is as follows
0.0000853095 , for state 1
(6)
= ß0.0000314552 , for state 2
0.0001923780 , for state 3
This value indicates that the average of log return of real exchange rate monthly data
in state 1 (low volatility) is 0.0000853095, in state 2 (moderate volatility) is 0.0000314552
and in state 3 (high volatility) is 0.0000192378. Heteroscedasticity model of SWARCH(3,4)
model can be written as
0.0000545 + 1.0664938ε o + 1.0664938ε o
M
+0.1160877ε o‰ + 0.224554ε oï
, for state 1
K
K
K
0.0000174 + 1.0664938ε o + 1.0664938ε o
=
(7)
+0.1160877ε o‰ + 0.224554ε oï
, for state 2
L
K
K0.0000023 + 1.0664938ε
o + 1.0664938ε o
K
+0.1160877ε o‰ + 0.224554ε oï
, for state 3
J
Transition probability matrix of real exchange rate data can be written as
0,45020043 8,819365 × 10o ò
0,55972078
x = ;0,41756084
0,77295701
1,7102414 × 10o ï ?
0,13223873
0,22704299
0,44027922
Matrix P explaines that the probability of a change from state 1 (low volatility) to state 1 is
45.020043%, from state 1 to state 2 (moderate volatility) is 41.756084%, from state 1 to
state 3 (high volatility) is 13.223873%.
Detection of crisis using a SWARCH(2,4) model with an average of conditional
ARMA(1,0) can be done by looking at the value of inferred probabilities. There are some
period of data that has inferred probabilities value more than 0.5. It shows periods of data in
volatile conditions and indicates the occurrence of a crisis.
For SWARCH(3,4) model, there are some period of data that has inferred probabilities
value between 0.4 to 0.6 that indicated in a state of moderate volatility. And there are
inferred probability values more than 0.6 that indicated in a state of high volatility, and may
indicate the occurrence of a crisis.

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4. Conclusion and remarks
Financial crisis in Indonesia based on indicators of the real exchange rate can be made
using the model SWARCH(2,4) and SWARCH(3,4) with ARMA (1,0) as the conditional average
model. Based on the test of structural changes, it is known that the period of February 1998
and July 1998 to change the structure. Then reinforced with inferred probabilities value in
these months is more than 0.6. So it can be said that in February 1998 and July 1998 occurred
a big crisis. Volatile real exchange rate in February 1998 and July 1998 is a result of the crisis
in Indonesia middle 1997. Therefore, the detection of a currency crisis in Indonesia use
SWARCH(2,4) and SWARH(3,4) with ARMA(1,0) as the conditional average model.

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