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Econometric modelling for short-term inflation forecasting in the euro area

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  • Antoni Espasa

    (Departamento de Estadística, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain)

  • Rebeca Albacete

    (Departamento de Economía Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

Abstract

This paper examines the problem of forecasting macro-variables which are observed monthly (or quarterly) and result from geographical and sectorial aggregation. The aim is to formulate a methodology whereby all relevant information gathered in this context could provide more accurate forecasts, be frequently updated, and include a disaggregated explanation as useful information for decision-making. The appropriate treatment of the resulting disaggregated data set requires vector modelling, which captures the long-run restrictions between the different time series and the short-term correlations existing between their stationary transformations. Frequently, due to a lack of degrees of freedom, the vector model must be restricted to a block-diagonal vector model. This methodology is applied in this paper to inflation in the euro area, and shows that disaggregated models with cointegration restrictions improve accuracy in forecasting aggregate macro-variables. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Antoni Espasa & Rebeca Albacete, 2007. "Econometric modelling for short-term inflation forecasting in the euro area," Journal of Forecasting, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(5), pages 303-316.
    • Handle: RePEc:jof:jforec:v:26:y:2007:i:5:p:303-316
    DOI: 10.1002/for.1021
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