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We empirically investigate whether the relationship between interest rates and public deficits/debt may be nonlinear for the U.S. Using threshold estimation, we find evidence of level-dependent effects on interest rates, implying a significant effect of projected deficits and debt in the U.S....
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We develop an econometric modelling framework to forecast commodity prices taking into account potentially different dynamics and linkages existing at different states of the world and using different performance measures to validate the predictions. We assess the extent to which the quality of...
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, estimatedshrinkage, and no nonlinearity. Then I entertain alternative specifications of the zerolower bound: replace the federal funds … dealwith the nonlinearity in the policy rate. Since the policy rate will remain low for sometime, these findings could prove …
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Can information on macroeconomic uncertainty improve the forecast accuracy for key macroeconomic time series for the US? Since previous studies have demonstrated that the link between the real economy and uncertainty is subject to nonlinearities, I assess the predictive power of macroeconomic...
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Sisällysluettelo: Kari Takala Studies in time series analysis of consumption, asset prices and forecasting 11 Kari … seven papers deals with three different areas of econometric applications: consumption, asset prices, and forecasting … consumption theories and formulates an error-correction forecasting model for consumption.A single cointegration relationship is …
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We consider a high-dimensional regression model with a possible change-point due to a covariate threshold and develop the Lasso estimator of regression coefficients as well as the threshold parameter. Our Lasso estimator not only selects covariates but also selects a model between linear and...
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In this paper the performance of different information criteria for simultaneous model class and lag order selection is evaluated using simulation studies. We focus on the ability of the criteria to distinguish linear and nonlinear models. In the simulation studies, we consider three different...
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Threats of mass revolts could effectively constrain a dictator's public policy if it were not for the collective-action problem. Mass revolts nevertheless happen, but they follow a stochastic pattern. We describe this pattern in a threshold model of collective action and integrate it into an...
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-run equilibrium) for the retailers' side. The explicit modeling of nonlinearities does not improve out-of-sample forecasting …
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nonlinearity hypothesis between public employment and private sector output. …
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