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Comparing the Predictive Accuracy of Macroeconomic Forecasts for Austria from 1998 to 2006

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This study for the first time presents an analysis of the predictive accuracy of all forecasts available for the Austrian economy. To be precise, the fall 1998 to fall 2006 forecasts of the following three national and three international institutions are compared: the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission. The forecasts of the various institutions tend to paint a relatively similar picture of the economy. As a case in point, all institutions markedly underestimated both the magnitude and the duration of the 2001 slowdown. Credit for the most accurate forecasts is due to the national institutions; none of the international institutions reach or significantly surpass their performance. WIFO posts the smallest error in the GDP forecasts for the current year, the OeNB for the year ahead. The OeNB outperforms all institutions in predicting inflation, recording the smallest mean forecast error.

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  • Christian Ragacs & Martin Schneider, 2007. "Comparing the Predictive Accuracy of Macroeconomic Forecasts for Austria from 1998 to 2006," Monetary Policy & the Economy, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank), issue 4, pages 29-49.
    • Handle: RePEc:onb:oenbmp:y:2007:i:4:b:2
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    1. Ines Fortin & Sebastian P. Koch & Klaus Weyerstrass, 2020. "Evaluation of economic forecasts for Austria," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 58(1), pages 107-137, January.
    2. Torsten Schmidt & Helmut Hofer & Klaus Weyerstrass, 2010. "Practice and Prospects of Medium-term Economic Forecasting," Ruhr Economic Papers 0177, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Dortmund, Universität Duisburg-Essen.
    3. Hofer Helmut & Weyerstraß Klaus & Schmidt Torsten, 2011. "Practice and Prospects of Medium-term Economic Forecasting," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 231(1), pages 153-171, February.
    4. Ivan Kitov & Oleg Kitov, 2013. "Inflation, unemployment, and labour force. Phillips curves and long-term projections for Austria," Papers 1310.1786, arXiv.org.
    5. repec:zbw:rwirep:0177 is not listed on IDEAS

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    Keywords

    forecast comparison; predictive accuracy; Austria.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods

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