Yoon-Jae Whang

Selected Publications

Testing for a general class of functional inequalities

In this article, we propose a general method for testing inequality restrictions on nonparametric functions. Our […]

Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Song, Kyungchul, Yoon-Jae Whang
1 December 2017 | Journal Article
A nonparametric test of a strong leverage hypothesis

The so-called leverage hypothesis is that negative shocks to prices/returns affect volatility more than equal positive […]

Oliver Linton, Yoon-Jae Whang, Yu-Min Yen
1 September 2016 | Journal Article

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A nonparametric test of a strong leverage hypothesis
Oliver Linton, Yoon-Jae Whang, Yu-Min Yen
1 July 2013 | CWP28/13
The cross-quantilogram: measuring quantile dependence and testing directional predictability between time series

This paper proposes the cross-quantilogram to measure the quantile dependence between two time series. We apply […]

Heejoon Han, Oliver Linton, Tatsushi Oka, Yoon-Jae Whang
1 July 2016 | Journal Article

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The cross-quantilogram: measuring quantile dependence and testing directional predictability between time series
Heejoon Han, Oliver Linton, Tatsushi Oka, Yoon-Jae Whang
20 February 2014 | CWP06/14
Nonparametric tests of conditional treatment effects with an application to single-sex schooling on academic achievements

We develop a general class of nonparametric tests for treatment effects conditional on covariates. We consider […]

Minsu Chang, Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Yoon-Jae Whang
30 October 2015 | Journal Article

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Nonparametric tests of conditional treatment effects
Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Yoon-Jae Whang
6 December 2009 | CWP36/09
Testing for the stochastic dominance efficiency of a given portfolio

We propose a new statistical test of the stochastic dominance efficiency of a given portfolio over […]

Oliver Linton, Thierry Post, Yoon-Jae Whang
1 June 2014 | Journal Article

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Testing for the stochastic dominance efficiency of a given portfolio
Oliver Linton, Yoon-Jae Whang
21 September 2012 | CWP27/12
Testing for the stochastic dominance efficiency of a given portfolio

We propose a new statistical test of the stochastic dominance efficiency of a given portfolio over […]

Oliver Linton, Thierry Post, Yoon-Jae Whang
19 May 2014 | Journal Article
Testing functional inequalities

This paper develops tests for inequality constraints of nonparametric regression functions. The test statistics involve a […]

Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Song, Kyungchul, Yoon-Jae Whang
31 January 2013 | Journal Article

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Testing functional inequalities
Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Kyungchui (Kevin) Song, Yoon-Jae Whang
22 February 2011 | CWP12/11
Nonparametric tests of conditional treatment effects

This paper presents a new estimator for the mixed proportional hazard model that allows for a […]

Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Yoon-Jae Whang
1 January 2009 | Journal Article