Some limit theorems for locally stationary Hawkes processes

Abstract

We prove a law of large numbers and functional central limit theorem for a class of multivariate Hawkes processes with time-dependent reproduction rate. We address the difficulties induced by the use of non-convolutive Volterra processes by recombining classical martingale methods introduced in Bacry et al. [3] with novel ideas proposed by Kwan et al. [19]. The asymptotic theory we obtain yields useful applications in financial statistics. As an illustration, we derive closed-form expressions for price distortions under liquidity constraints.