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Conjectures about inflation expectations are inextricably linked to our understanding of the relationship between the … therefore examines the empirical properties of inflation expectations data constructed on the basis of both qualitative and … by the data, a finding which in turn leads us to reject the rational expectations hypothesis and casts doubt on the New …
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Inflation is a monetary phenomenon. While this statement is widely accepted in terms of a long-run relationship, the quantity theory has been made operational also for the short-run dynamics of inflation by so-called Pstar models. An error correction model with quarterly data for the Euro Area...
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We study the forecasting performance of three alternative large scale approaches using a dataset for Germany that … indicate that in many cases the gains in forecasting accuracy relative to a simple univariate autoregression are only moderate …
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In this paper, we use survey data to analyze the rationality of professional macroeconomic forecasts. We analyze both individual forecasts and average forecasts. We provide evidence on the properties of forecasts for all the G7-counties and four different macroeconomic variables. Furthermore, we...
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This paper presents a simple experiment on how laypeople form macroeconomic expectations. Subjects have to forecast … forecasts. It turns out that the availability of historical data has a dominant impact on expectations and wipes out the …
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and extrapolative expectations fluctuates over time as market conditions summarized by stock-market misalignments and … recent returns change. We find that survey participants form stabilizing expectations in the long run. Short-run expectations …
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This paper evaluates inflation forecasts made by Norges Bank which is recognized as a successful forecast targeting central bank. It is reasonable to expect that Norges Bank produces inflation forecasts that are on average better than other forecasts, both 'naïve' forecasts, and forecasts from...
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pooling techniques, including Mallows model averaging and Cross-Validation model averaging, for short-term forecasting euro …
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mispredictions of the institutes. Thus, forecasters' expectations are not rational. <p>Der Beitrag untersucht die Ursachen von …
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results indicate that there is clearly evidence that complicated forecasting models are usually superior to simple AR …
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