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dc.contributor.authorQin, Duoen
dc.contributor.authorCagas, Marie Anneen
dc.contributor.authorDucanes, Geoffreyen
dc.contributor.authorMagtibay-Ramos, Nedelynen
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-20T12:59:00Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-20T12:59:00Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/62803-
dc.description.abstractThis paper compares forecast performance of the ALI method and the MESMs and seeks ways of improving the ALI method. Inflation and GDP growth form the forecast objects for comparison, using data from China, Indonesia and the Philippines. The ALI method is found to produce better forecasts than those by MESMs in general, but the method is found to involve greater uncertainty in choosing indicators, mixing data frequencies and utilizing unrestricted VARs. Two possible improvements are found helpful to reduce the uncertainty: (i) give theory priority in choosing indicators and include theory-based disequilibrium shocks in the indicator sets; and (ii) reduce the VARs by means of the general→specific model reduction procedure.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aQueen Mary University of London, Department of Economics |cLondonen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aWorking Paper |x554en
dc.subject.jelE31en
dc.subject.jelC53en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordDynamic factor models, Model reduction, VARen
dc.titleForecasting inflation and GDP growth: Comparison of automatic leading indicator (ALI) method with macro econometric structural models (MESMs)-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn509880789en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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