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pools, and use it to investigate the relative forecasting performance of dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE … how a policymaker dealing with model uncertainty could have used a dynamic pool to perform a counterfactual exercise …
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We study the term structure of disagreement of professional forecasters for key macroeconomic variables. We document a novel set of facts: 1) forecasters disagree at all horizons, including the very long run; 2) the shape of the term structure of disagreement differs markedly across variables:...
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We reassess the predictability of U.S. recessions at horizons from three months to two years ahead for a large number of previously proposed leading-indicator variables. We employ an efficient probit estimator for partially missing data and assess relative model performance based on the receiver...
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We provide a preference-based rationale for endogenous overconfidence. Horizon-dependent risk aversion, combined with a possibility to forget, can generate overconfidence and excessive risk taking in equilibrium. An “anxiety prone” agent, who is more risk-averse to imminent than to distant...
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subjective expected utility by 21 percent. From a methodological standpoint, we find that ignoring non-pecuniary factors …, uncertainty related to employment and drop-out, or direct measures of financial constraints yields biased estimates—a result that …
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Despite a robust college premium, college attendance rates in the United States have remained stagnant and exhibit a substantial socioeconomic gradient. We focus on information gaps— specifically, incomplete information about college benefits and costs—as a potential explanation for these...
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(a decreased) probability of pension cut legislation. The stock price reactions are positively related to the extent to …
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This paper revisits inflation forecasting using reduced-form Phillips curve forecasts, that is, inflation forecasts … magnitude. As such, our framework simultaneously addresses structural change and model uncertainty that unavoidably affect … evidence of autonomous variance breaks and inflation gap persistence. Through a real-time out-of-sample forecasting exercise …
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partial least squares (PLS) regression to extract dynamic factors from the data set. Our forecasting analysis considers ten …
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Using the panel component of the Michigan Survey of Consumers, we show that individuals, in particular women and ethnic minorities, are highly heterogeneous in their expectations of inflation. We estimate a model of inflation expectations based on learning from experience that also allows for...
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