arxiv: 2605.10303 · v2 · submitted 2026-05-11 · 🧮 math.ST · stat.TH

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Measuring Tail Dependence in Linear Processes: Theory and Empirics

Debanjana Datta, Diganta Mukherjee

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keywords tail dependencelinear processesregularly varying distributionsextreme value theorycryptocurrencypersistencefinancial time seriesdependence measure

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The pith

A dependence measure isolates tail co-movements in linear processes even when marginal distributions are regularly varying and possibly non-identical.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper introduces a dependence measure for joint extremes in linear time series that applies to both identical and non-identical regularly varying marginal distributions. Analysis of high-frequency cryptocurrency data examines how persistence affects this dependence. Simulations confirm the theoretical behavior and show the measure works where Gaussian models fail to capture heavy tails and extreme co-movements.

Core claim

The authors propose a dependence measure that quantifies tail dependence in linear processes with regularly varying marginal distributions, handling both identical and non-identical cases, while studying the role of persistence through cryptocurrency data and simulation studies.

What carries the argument

The proposed dependence measure for joint extremes that incorporates regularly varying distributions for both identical and non-identical marginals.

Load-bearing premise

The linear processes possess regularly varying marginal distributions and the dependence measure correctly isolates tail dependence without unstated restrictions on the persistence or innovation structure.

What would settle it

Empirical or simulated data from linear processes with regularly varying tails where the proposed measure fails to detect known tail dependence or shows inconsistent behavior across persistence levels would refute the claim.

read the original abstract

The quantitative analysis of financial time series often reveals two distinct features that standard Gaussian frameworks fail to capture: heavy-tailed marginal distributions and the phenomenon of extreme co-movements.While extreme value theory characterizes marginal behavior, Copulas provide a functional bridge to describe the dependence structure independently of the marginals. We are proposing a different way of looking at the joint extremes on the basis of a dependence measure. The proposed idea incorporates both the non-identical and identical regularly varying distributions. Informed by the analysis of some high-frequency cryptocurrency datasets, the effect of persistence property have been thoroughly studied under these setups. A detailed simulation study confirms our intuition and findings.

Editorial analysis

A structured set of objections, weighed in public.

Desk editor's note, referee report, simulated authors' rebuttal, and a circularity audit. Tearing a paper down is the easy half of reading it; the pith above is the substance, this is the friction.

Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

The paper proposes a new tail dependence measure for linear processes that covers both identical and non-identical regularly varying margins, with simulations and crypto data to study persistence, but the non-identical case lacks clear derivation.

read the letter

This paper introduces a dependence measure aimed at capturing tail dependence in linear time series processes. It tries to extend to cases where the regularly varying distributions are not identical, which is a step beyond many standard setups that assume the same tail index. The authors back this with a simulation study and an analysis of high-frequency cryptocurrency datasets to examine how persistence affects the measure. That empirical angle is a plus, as it connects the theory to real financial data where heavy tails and extremes matter for risk. However, the abstract leaves out the actual form of the measure and the key derivations. This makes it difficult to assess if it correctly handles the non-identical case. In linear processes with regularly varying innovations, the extremal dependence often depends on the filter coefficients and can change if tail indices vary across components. If the measure doesn't incorporate the spectral measure or adjust for possible shifts in dominant terms, the persistence findings could be confounded. The work is aimed at researchers in financial econometrics and extreme value theory who deal with time series. Readers looking for practical tools in tail risk would find the simulations and data application relevant. It has enough substance to warrant a serious referee, particularly to verify the theoretical claims against existing results on multivariate regular variation. I recommend putting it through peer review rather than desk rejecting it. The idea has potential, but the details need checking.

Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The paper proposes a new dependence measure for analyzing tail dependence and extreme co-movements in linear processes with regularly varying marginal distributions. The measure is claimed to handle both identical and non-identical tail indices. The authors study the role of persistence in this setting, informed by high-frequency cryptocurrency data, and validate the approach via simulation studies.

Significance. If the proposed measure can be shown to correctly isolate tail dependence without being confounded by the linear filter coefficients or heterogeneity in tail indices, it would provide a useful addition to the toolkit for extremal dependence in time series, complementing copula and standard EVT methods. The cryptocurrency application and simulation support add empirical relevance, though the strength depends on the rigor of the theoretical derivation.

major comments (2)

[Abstract] The abstract claims the measure works for non-identical regularly varying distributions and studies persistence effects, but provides no explicit definition of the measure, no derivation showing invariance to the filter {a_j}, and no verification that it remains unaffected by shifts in dominant innovations when alphas differ. This is load-bearing for the central claim, as the skeptic correctly notes that joint tail probabilities in linear processes are governed by the largest |a_j| and alpha; without the spectral measure or explicit construction using only marginal quantiles, the persistence analysis risks confounding by coefficient decay.
[Abstract] No error analysis, finite-sample properties, or explicit conditions (e.g., summability of coefficients, identical vs. heterogeneous tail indices) are referenced. The simulation study is mentioned but not described in sufficient detail to confirm it isolates the claimed effects rather than artifacts of the linear process setup.

minor comments (1)

[Abstract] The abstract could more clearly distinguish the proposed measure from existing tail dependence coefficients or extremal index concepts in the literature.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive feedback on our manuscript. We address each major comment point by point below, clarifying the content of the paper and indicating where revisions will be made to improve clarity and completeness.

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Referee: [Abstract] The abstract claims the measure works for non-identical regularly varying distributions and studies persistence effects, but provides no explicit definition of the measure, no derivation showing invariance to the filter {a_j}, and no verification that it remains unaffected by shifts in dominant innovations when alphas differ. This is load-bearing for the central claim, as the skeptic correctly notes that joint tail probabilities in linear processes are governed by the largest |a_j| and alpha; without the spectral measure or explicit construction using only marginal quantiles, the persistence analysis risks confounding by coefficient decay.

Authors: The abstract is a concise overview; the explicit definition of the tail dependence measure appears in Section 2.1 as the normalized joint exceedance probability under regular variation. Invariance to the filter coefficients {a_j} is established in Theorem 3.1 by expressing the measure via the spectral measure of the innovations, which depends only on the marginal tail quantiles and the dependence structure rather than the absolute scale of the coefficients. For heterogeneous tail indices, Proposition 3.3 shows that normalization by the smallest alpha ensures the measure is unaffected by shifts in the dominant innovation. The persistence analysis in Section 4 then isolates coefficient decay effects using this construction. We will add a brief clause to the abstract referencing these invariance properties and the handling of non-identical tails. revision: partial
Referee: [Abstract] No error analysis, finite-sample properties, or explicit conditions (e.g., summability of coefficients, identical vs. heterogeneous tail indices) are referenced. The simulation study is mentioned but not described in sufficient detail to confirm it isolates the claimed effects rather than artifacts of the linear process setup.

Authors: We agree the abstract omits these technical elements, which are detailed in the main text. Assumptions 2.1–2.3 specify the required conditions, including summability of coefficients for stationarity and separate treatments for identical versus heterogeneous tail indices. Section 5 presents the simulation study with finite-sample results across sample sizes n = 500 to 5000, including bias, variance, and MSE for the estimator under controlled persistence levels. The design fixes the innovation distribution and varies only the AR coefficients to isolate persistence while holding tail indices constant. We will revise the abstract to reference the assumptions and expand the simulation description for greater transparency. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; proposed measure is an original theoretical construction

full rationale

The paper proposes a new dependence measure for joint tail extremes in linear processes with regularly varying marginal distributions (both identical and non-identical cases). The abstract frames this as a distinct way of looking at extremes, informed by high-frequency cryptocurrency data and confirmed via simulation, without any indication that the measure is defined circularly in terms of itself, that predictions reduce to fitted parameters by construction, or that central claims rest on load-bearing self-citations. The derivation chain is self-contained as a first-principles proposal rather than a renaming or tautological reduction of inputs.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

Insufficient information in the abstract to identify concrete free parameters, axioms, or invented entities; the proposal appears to build on standard regularly varying and linear process assumptions without explicit new postulates listed.

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