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Nonparametric mixed frequency monitoring macro-at-risk

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  • Marcellino, Massimiliano
  • Pfarrhofer, Michael

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We compare homoskedastic and heteroskedastic mixed frequency (MF) vector autoregression and Bayesian additive regression tree (BART) models to assess their performance in predicting tail risk at short horizons. MF-BART is a nonlinear state space model, and we discuss approximation-based approaches to devise a computationally efficient estimation algorithm. The models are applied in an out-of-sample exercise for quarterly and monthly macroeconomic variables in Italy. The proposed econometric refinements yield improvements in predictive accuracy.

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  • Marcellino, Massimiliano & Pfarrhofer, Michael, 2025. "Nonparametric mixed frequency monitoring macro-at-risk," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 255(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:255:y:2025:i:c:s0165176525003350
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112498
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    JEL classification:

    • C11 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Bayesian Analysis: General
    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E37 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications

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