Arbeitspapier
Evaluating German business cycle forecasts under an asymmetric loss function
Based on annual data for growth and inflation forecasts for Germany covering the time span from 1970 to 2007 and up to 17 different forecasts per year, we test for a possible asymmetry of the forecasters' loss function and estimate the degree of asymmetry for each forecasting institution using the approach of Elliot et al. (2005). Furthermore, we test for the rationality of the forecasts under the assumption of a possibly asymmetric loss function and for the features of an optimal forecast under the assumption of a generalized loss function. We find evidence for the existence of an asymmetric loss function of German forecasters only in case of pooled data and a quad-quad loss function. We cannot reject the hypothesis of rationality of the growth forecasts based on data for single institutions, but based on a pooled data set. The rationality of inflation forecasts frequently is rejected in case of single institutions and also for pooled data.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: KOF Working Papers ; No. 237
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Forecasting Models; Simulation Methods
Monetary Systems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System; Payment Systems
- Thema
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Business cycle forecast evaluation
asymmetric loss function
and rational expectations
Konjunkturprognose
Prognoseverfahren
Rationale Erwartung
Deutschland
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Döpke, Jörg
Fritsche, Ulrich
Siliverstovs, Boriss
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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ETH Zurich, KOF Swiss Economic Institute
- (wo)
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Zurich
- (wann)
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2009
- DOI
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doi:10.3929/ethz-a-005888657
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Döpke, Jörg
- Fritsche, Ulrich
- Siliverstovs, Boriss
- ETH Zurich, KOF Swiss Economic Institute
Entstanden
- 2009
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