We propose a model to compute short-term forecasts of the Euro area GDP growth in real-time. To allow for forecast evaluation, we construct a real-time data set that changes for each vintage date and includes the exact information that was available at the time of each forecast. In this context,...

We show that an extension of the Markov-switching dynamic factor models that accounts for the speci cities of the day to day monitoring of economic developments such as ragged edges, mixed frequencies and data revisions is a good tool to forecast the Euro area recessions in real time. We provide...

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Artículo de revista ; This article summarises the key aspects of the extended and revised version of Spain-STING (Spain, Short-Term INdicator of Growth), which is a tool used by the Banco de España for short-term forecasting of the Spanish economy’s GDP and its demand components. Drawing on...

El Modelo Trimestral del Banco de España (MTBE) es un modelo macroeconómico de gran escala utilizado en las previsiones a medio plazo de la economía española, así como para la simulación de escenarios. El modelo está especificado como un conjunto de ecuaciones de corrección del error, y,...

Artículo de revista ; The monitoring of the regional economic situation takes on particular importance in highly decentralised countries, such as Spain. Against this background, this article summarises the key aspects of the BayFaR model (Bayesian Factor model for Regions), a new tool used by...

Surveys of Professional Forecasters produce precise and timely point forecasts for key macroeconomic variables. However, the accompanying density forecasts are not as widely utilized, and there is no consensus about their quality. This is partly because such surveys are often conducted for...

We incorporate external information extracted from the European Central Bank’s Survey of Professional Forecasters into the predictions of a Bayesian VAR, using entropic tilting and soft conditioning. The resulting conditional forecasts signifi cantly improve the plain BVAR point and density...

En este trabajo se propone una nueva versión ampliada y revisada del modelo Spain-STING (Spain, Short-Term INdicator of Growth), que es una herramienta utilizada por el Banco de España para la previsión a corto plazo del PIB de la economía española. Asimismo, se desarrollan modelos de...