Density forecasts of euro area inflation are a fundamental input for a medium-term oriented central bank, such as the European Central Bank (ECB). We show that a quantile regression forest, capturing a general non-linear relationship between euro area (headline and core) inflation and a large...

Bias correction, explosive behavior, non-linearity, model selection, persistence, specification testing. - Bias Korrektur, explosives Verhalten, Nichtlinearität, Modellselektion, Persistenz, Spezifikationstests