URL des Documents de travail : http://ces.univ-paris1.fr/cesdp/cesdp2011.htmlDocuments de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne 2011.83 - ISSN : 1955-611XIn ESTAR models it is usually quite difficult to obtain parameter estimates, as it is discussed in the literature. The problem of properly distinguishing the transition function in relation to extreme parameter combinations often leads to getting strongly biased estimators. This paper proposes a new procedure to test for the unit root in a nonlinear framework, and contributes to the existing literature in three separate directions. First, we propose a new alternative model - the MT-STAR model - which has similar properties as the ESTAR model but reduces the effects of the identificat...