Duo Qin () (Queen Mary, University of London) Marie Anne Cagas (Asian Development Bank (ADB), and University of the Philippines) Geoffrey Ducanes (Asian Development Bank (ADB), and University of the Philippines) Nedelyn Magtibay-Ramos (Asian Development Bank (ADB)) Pilipinas Quising (Asian Development Bank (ADB))
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This 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.
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Paper provided by Queen Mary, University of London, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number
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Find related papers by JEL classification: E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Other Model Applications
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