Exterkate, P.; Dijk, D.J.C. van; Heij, C.; Groenen, P.J.F. - Erasmus University Rotterdam, Econometric Institute - 2010
Various ways of extracting macroeconomic information from a data-rich environment are compared with the objective of forecasting yield curves using the Nelson-Siegel model. Five issues in factor extraction are addressed, namely, selection of a subset of the available information, incorporation...