Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/146293 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Citation: 
[Journal:] UTMS Journal of Economics [ISSN:] 1857-6982 [Volume:] 6 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] University of Tourism and Management [Place:] Skopje [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 67-74
Publisher: 
University of Tourism and Management, Skopje
Abstract: 
In this study a comparative analysis of the forecasts accuracy for Spain (developed country) and Romania (developing country) was developed for the crisis period (2009 - 2013). The providers are national forecasters: Bank of Spain and FUNCAS (Spanish Savings Banks Foundation) for Spain and two anonymous experts for Romania (E1 and E2). Only for the unemployment rate the Spanish institutes provided more accurate forecasts, for the rest of the variables (inflation rate, private consumption and GDP growth) the Romanian institutes giving more accurate predictions. However, the results are contradictory for the accuracy assessment in each country, the U1 Theil's statistic and the accuracy tests (Diebold-Mariano test and Wilcoxon's signed rank test) indicating different hierarchies. All in all, for inflation rate, unemployment rate and GDP growth in Romania, E2 provided more accurate forecasts. In Spain, FUNCAS offered better forecasts for GDP growth and private consumption during 2009 - 2013.
Subjects: 
directional accuracy
forecasts
predictions
Diebold-Mariano test
JEL: 
E27
E37
C52
C53
Document Type: 
Article

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