Macroeconomic uncertainty and forecasting macroeconomic aggregates
Abstract: Can information on macroeconomic uncertainty improve the forecast accuracy for key macroeconomic time series for the US? Since previous studies have demonstrated that the link between the real economy and uncertainty is subject to nonlinearities, I assess the predictive power of macroeconomic uncertainty in both linear and nonlinear Bayesian VARs. For the latter, I use a threshold VAR that allows for regime-dependent dynamics conditional on the level of the uncertainty measure. I find that the predictive power of macroeconomic uncertainty in the linear VAR is negligible. In contrast, using information on macroeconomic uncertainty in a threshold VAR can significantly improve the accuracy of short-term point and density forecasts, especially in the presence of high uncertainty.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Macroeconomic uncertainty and forecasting macroeconomic aggregates ; volume:25 ; number:2 ; year:2020 ; extent:20
Studies in nonlinear dynamics and econometrics ; 25, Heft 2 (2020) (gesamt 20)
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10.1515/snde-2019-0073
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022100614171796728134
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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