Forecasting Aggregates with Disaggregate Variables: Does Boosting Help to Select the Most Relevant Predictors?
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Keywords
aggregation; macroeconomic forecasting; componentwise boosting; factor analysis;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
- C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation
- 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
- C82 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data; Data Access
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ETS-2014-12-03 (Econometric Time Series)
- NEP-FOR-2014-12-03 (Forecasting)
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