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This paper presents a framework for quantifying uncertainty around point forecasts for GDP, inflation and house prices in Norway. The framework combines quantile regressions using a broad set of uncertainty indicators with a skewed t-distribution, allowing for time-variation and asymmetry in the...
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. Labour market flows improve forecasts over very short forecasting horizons. Additional labour market variables can improve … proves advantageous especially when forecasting two quarters ahead. …
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There are over 3 billion searches globally on Google every day. This report examines whether Google search queries can be used to predict the present and the near future unemployment rate in Finland. Predicting the present and the near future is of interest, as the official records of the state...
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In this report we document the ETLAnow project. ETLAnow is a model for forecasting with big data. At the moment, it …
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This report examines whether Google search queries can be used to predict the present and the near future house prices in Finland. Compared to a simple benchmark model, Google searches improve the prediction of the present house price index by 7.5 % measured by mean absolute error. In addition,...
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Die demographische Alterung tritt in Deutschland aktuell in eine akute Phase, die unter dem derzeit geltenden Recht zu großen finanziellen Anspannungen in den gesetzlichen Sozialversicherungen führt und mittelbar auch Risiken für die Entwicklung des Bundeshaushalts erzeugt. Dies wird im...
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Der demografische Alterungsprozess, der in Deutschland aktuell in eine akute Phase tritt, erzeugt Risiken für die langfristige Tragfähigkeit der öffentlichen Finanzen. Die im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen erstellte Studie leistet Vorarbeiten für den Sechsten...
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Das Kernelement der Europäischen Integration, der "Binnenmarkt", feiert heuer das 20-jährige Bestehen. Österreich hat seit dem Beitritt zur EU im Jahr 1995 an allen vertiefenden Schritten der EU-Integration teilgenommen. Nicht nur politisch ist Österreich durch die EU-Mitgliedschaft...
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different forecasting models for private consumption. The first part of the paper focuses on the aggregate consumption. The … forecasting models for the components of private consumption. Private consumption can be divided by the duration principle or by …
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China's rise has been the economic success story of the past four decades but economic growth has been slowing and domestic imbalances have widened. This paper analyses the recent evolution of China's imbalances, the risks they pose to the economic outlook and the potential impact of a...
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