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Short-Term Forecasting of GDP under Structural Changes

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  • Rafael Ravnik

    (The Croatian National Bank, Croatia)

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This paper proposes several models with time-varying parameters, estimated by Bayesian techniques used for the shortterm forecasting of Croatian GDP. In addition to domestic variables, the models include EU GDP, so that the specificities of a small open economy have been taken into account. The predictive ability of the models is compared with the naive benchmark forecast. The results indicate that the modelling of time-varying parameters improves GDP forecasts in comparison with the naive benchmark model, and in addition, it has been established that mean forecast errors for all tested models with time-varying parameters are smaller than the errors of equally specified fixed parameter models.

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  • Rafael Ravnik, 2014. "Short-Term Forecasting of GDP under Structural Changes," Working Papers 40, The Croatian National Bank, Croatia.
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    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • E37 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • E47 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications

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