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Inflation Expectations survey perform relative to the random-walk forecast when it comes to predicting five financial variables …-walk forecast for the repo rate and Prague Interbank Offered Rate at the onemonth forecasting horizon. For the five-year and ten … horizons. For the CZE/EUR exchange rate, no statistically significant differences in forecast precision were found. …
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data from 1995Q4 to 2021Q4 and Bayesian estimation methods, we find that trend inflation has been well-anchored during the …
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In this paper, we analyse Okun's law - a relation between the change in the unemployment rate and GDP growth - using data from Australia, the euro area, the United Kingdom and the United States. More specifically, we assess the relevance of non-Gaussianity when modelling the relation. This is...
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estimation methods. Specifically, we employ VAR models with drifting parameters and stochastic volatility which are used to … reflected in our out-of-sample analysis, as it does not translate into a corresponding improvement in forecast accuracy. …
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In this paper, the natural rate of interest in Denmark, Norway and Sweden are estimated. This is done by augmenting the Laubach and Williams (2003) framework with a dynamic factor model linked to economic indicators - a modelling choice which allows us to better identify business cycle...
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frequently participate in the survey manage to significantly outperform the random-walk forecast. For the central bank's policy … rate, the market participants typically have a statistically significant higher forecast accuracy than the random …-walk forecast at the three-month horizon; however, at the two- and five-year horizons, the random-walk forecast typically outperform …
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In this paper, we assess whether key relations between US interest rates have been stable over time. This is done by estimating trivariate hybrid time-varying parameter Bayesian VAR models with stochastic volatility for the three-month Treasury bill rate, the slope of the Treasury yield curve...
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