Evaluating ensemble density combination - forecasting GDP and inflation
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Keywords
forecasting; density combination; model combination; clustering; ensemble density; pits.;JEL classification:
- C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
- C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
- E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBA-2009-12-05 (Central Banking)
- NEP-ECM-2009-12-05 (Econometrics)
- NEP-FOR-2009-12-05 (Forecasting)
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