On Winning Forecasting Competitions in Economics.
To explain which methods might win forecasting competitions on economic time series, we consider forecasting in an evolving economy subject to structural breaks, using mis-specified, data-based models. "Causal" models need not win when facing determinist...
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| Formatua: | Journal article |
| Hizkuntza: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
1999
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| Gaia: | To explain which methods might win forecasting competitions on economic time series, we consider forecasting in an evolving economy subject to structural breaks, using mis-specified, data-based models. "Causal" models need not win when facing deterministic shifts, a primary factor underlying systematic forecast failure. We derive conditional forecast biases and unconditional (asymptotic) variances to show that when the forecast evaluation sample includes sub-periods following breaks, non-causal models will outperform at short horizons. This suggests using techniques which avoid systematic forecasting errors, including improved intercept corrections. An application to a small monetary model of the UK illustrates the theory. |
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