Date: 2008
Type: Working Paper
Forecasting macroeconomic variables using diffusion indexes in short samples with structural change
Working Paper, CEPR Discussion Paper, 2008/6706
BANERJEE, Anindya, MARCELLINO, Massimiliano, MASTEN, Igor, Forecasting macroeconomic variables using diffusion indexes in short samples with structural change, CEPR Discussion Paper, 2008/6706 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/42345
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We conduct a detailed simulation study of the forecasting performance of diffusion index-based methods in short samples with structural change. We consider several data generation processes, to mimic different types of structural change, and compare the relative forecasting performance of factor models and more traditional time series methods. We find that changes in the loading structure of the factors into the variables of interest are extremely important in determining the performance of factor models. We complement the analysis with an empirical evaluation of forecasts for the key macroeconomic variables of the Euro area and Slovenia, for which relatively short samples are officially available and structural changes are likely. The results are coherent with the findings of the simulation exercise, and confirm the relatively good performance of factor-based forecasts in short samples with structural change.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/42345
ISSN: 0265-8003
Series/Number: CEPR Discussion Paper; 2008/6706
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