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Special Issue on "Multivariate Volatility Models"
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On October 26 and 27, 2007, the Journal of Financial Econometrics co-sponsored a conference on the topic of Multivariate Volatility Models, in Faro, Portugal.
The topic of multivariate models of volatility is hugely important. Unfortunately, it is also a hugely complex problem for which there are no simple solutions. Indeed, parameter proliferation is a common problem that prevents one from opting for relatively easy solutions.