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For the numerical integration of boundary value problems for first order ordinary differential systems, collocation on Gaussian points is known to provide a powerful method. In this paper we introduce a defect correction method for the iterative solution of such high order collocation equations. The method uses the trapezoidal scheme as the 'basic discretization' and an adapted form of the collocation equations for defect evaluation. The error analysis is based on estimates of the contractive power of the defect correction iteration. It is shown that the iteration produces O(h 2) convergence rates for smooth starting vectors. A new result is that the iteration damps all kind of errors, so that it can also handle non-smooth starting vectors successfully.

This paper investigates the properties of tests for asymmetric long-run adjustment which are often applied in empirical studies on asymmetric price transmissions. We show that substantial size distortions are caused by preconditioning the test on finding sufficient evidence for cointegration in a first step. The extent of oversizing the test for long-run asymmetry depends inversely on the power of the primary cointegration test. Hence, tests for long-run asymmetry become invalid in cases of small sample sizes or slow speed of adjustment. Further, we provide simulation evidence that tests for long-run asymmetry are generally oversized if the threshold parameter is estimated by conditional least squares and show that bootstrap techniques can be used to obtain the correct size.

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