Carriero, Andrea; Clark, Todd E.; Marcellino, … - 2023
constraints, like the effective lower bound on nominal interest rates. We extend the VAR framework by modeling interest rates as … including both. In comparison to a standard VAR, shadow-rate VARs generate superior predictions for short- and long … the ELB binds or not. After an adverse shock, our shadow-rate VAR sees a stronger decline of economic activity at the ELB …