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-term predictions. Due to the characteristics of the residuals, a bootstrapping method of forecasting was also used, yielding even …
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macroeconomic policy analysis and forecasting. By means of an empirical application we demonstrate that these models turn out to be …
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This paper considers factor forecasting with national versus factor forecasting withinternational data. We forecast … estimation using targeted predictors following Bai and Ng [Forecasting economic time series using targeted predictors, Journal of … Econometrics 146 (2008), 304-317]. The results are as follows: Forecasting without data preselection favours the use of German data …
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new model achieves higher forecasting performance compared to a standard DCC model. …
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Economic policy makers, international organisations and private-sector forecasters commonly use short-term forecasts of real GDP growth based on monthly indicators, such as industrial production, retail sales and confidence surveys. An assessment of the reliability of such tools and of the...
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forecasting euro area manufacturing production. Following Boivin and Ng (2006), the emphasis is put on the role of dataset …
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The ECB objective is set in terms of year on year growth rate of the Euro area HICP. Nonetheless, a good deal of attention is given to national data by market analysts when they try to anticipate monetary policy moves. In this paper we use the Generalized Dynamic Factor model to develop a set of...
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content and its potential use for fiscal forecasting and monitoring purposes. The models are estimated with annual and …
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’s forecasting performance relative to a number of benchmarks, including a Bayesian VAR. We finally consider several applications to … illustrate the potential contributions the NAWM can make to forecasting and policy analysis. …
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as a pseudo real time forecasting exercise, i.e. due account is taken of the pattern of available monthly variables over …
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