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For a process with stationary first differences a necessary and sufficient
condition for the variance of the process to be unbounded is given. An exam
ple shows that the variance of an integrated process-although unbounded-nee
d not diverge to infinity. Sufficient conditions for the variance of an int
egrated process to diverge to infinity are provided.