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Bayesian Hierarchical Forecasts for Dynamic Systems: Case Study on Backcasting School District Income Tax Revenues

In: New Directions in Spatial Econometrics

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  • George T. Duncan

    (Carnegie Mellon University)

  • Wilpen Gorr

    (Carnegie Mellon University)

  • Janusz Szczypula

    (Carnegie Mellon University)

Abstract

Time series forecasting for relatedunits is common practice. Examples include sales of a chain of fast-food restaurants in a metropolitan area, precipitation in neighboring sections of farm land, and, as explored in this chapter, tax revenues for the school districts of a county. Our premise is that there is information in the cross- sectional data to be exploited for forecasting. The geographic scale of our research is much smaller and therefore our data are more dynamic than those of related studies. Garcia-Ferrer et al. (1987) and Zellner and Hong (1989) used Bayesian shrinkage methods for pooling time series forecasts — similar to the one we develop in this chapter — to forecast growth in the economies of several countries. Lesage and Magura (1990) applied the same and additional methods to multi-regional data, seven metropolitan areas in Ohio. Our interest is in small local government economies at the subregional level. We forecast (and backcast) income tax revenues for forty school districts in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

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  • George T. Duncan & Wilpen Gorr & Janusz Szczypula, 1995. "Bayesian Hierarchical Forecasts for Dynamic Systems: Case Study on Backcasting School District Income Tax Revenues," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Luc Anselin & Raymond J. G. M. Florax (ed.), New Directions in Spatial Econometrics, chapter 14, pages 322-358, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-642-79877-1_14
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-79877-1_14
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    1. Lu, Emiao & Handl, Julia & Xu, Dong-ling, 2018. "Determining analogies based on the integration of multiple information sources," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 34(3), pages 507-528.

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