Giannone, D, Monti, F and Reichlin, L (2016) Exploiting the monthly data flow in structural forecasting. Journal of Monetary Economics, 84. pp. 201-215. ISSN 0304-3932
Abstract
A quarterly stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model is combined with a now-casting model designed to read timely monthly information as it becomes available. This implies (1) mapping the structural quarterly DSGE with a monthly version that maintains the same economic restrictions; (2) augmenting the model with a richer data set and (3) updating the estimates of the DSGE׳s structural shocks in real time following the publication calendar of the data. Our empirical results show that our methodology enhances the predictive accuracy in now-casting. An analysis of the Great Recession also shows that our framework would have helped tracing the DSGE׳s structural shocks in real time, obtaining, for example, a more timely account of the 2008 contraction.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Subject Areas: | Economics |
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© Elsevier 2016. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2017 15:03 |
Date of first compliant deposit: | 06 Feb 2017 |
Subjects: | Market forecasting |
Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2024 02:44 |
URI: | https://lbsresearch.london.edu/id/eprint/789 |