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Macroeconomic expectations of various economic agents are characterized by substantial cross-sectional heterogeneity. In this paper, we focus on expectations heterogeneity among professional forecasters. We first present stylized facts and discuss theoretical explanations for heterogeneous...
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errors either in the form of numbers or graphs; and in the fourth treatment (Forecast), participants are offered a forecast … to Baseline, b) Feedback-N, Feedback-G, and Forecast significantly reduce bias relative to both Baseline and Step, c) the …
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nature of forecast biases depends on these parameters. The model provides a simple explanation for a number of features of …
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This study sheds new light on the question of whether or not sentiment surveys, and the expectations derived from them, are relevant to forecasting economic growth and stock returns, and whether they contain information that is orthogonal to macroeconomic and financial data. I examine 16...
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function of a sample of exchange rate forecasters is asymmetric in the forecast error. Using forecasts of the euro …
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data of exchange-rate forecasts look rational, and the loss function seems to depend not only on the forecast error. …
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find that forecasters (i) have predictable forecast errors; (ii) disagree; (iii) fail to systematically update their … forecast performances. We argue that these micro data facts are qualitatively in line with recent models in which expectations …
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bring forecast gains when included in forecasting models and can also inform scenario and risk analysis in projection …
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deterioration in the WB’s forecast accuracy of real GDP growth during the Great Recession in the aftermath of the financial crisis … private consumption plays a major role in explaining forecast error and upward bias of real GDP growth, while public …-crisis periods, and for next-year forecast than current-year forecast. It suggests that monitoring and improvement in private …
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