WALS Estimation and Forecasting in Factor-based Dynamic Models with an Application to Armenia

Two model averaging approaches are used and compared in estimating and forecasting dynamic factor models, the well-known Bayesian model averaging (BMA) and the recently developed weighted average least squares (WALS). Both methods propose to combine frequentist estimators using Bayesian weights....

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Main Authors: Karen Poghosyan, Jan R. Magnus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Econometric Research Association 2012-05-01
Series:International Econometric Review
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Online Access:http://www.era.org.tr/makaleler/3050061.pdf