The Long-Run Forecasting of Energy Prices Using the Model of Shifting Trend
This paper constructs long-term forecasts of energy prices using a reduced form model of shifting trend developed by Pindyck (1999). A Gibbs sampling algorithm is developed to estimate models with a shifting trend line which are used to construct 10-period-ahead and 15-period ahead forecasts. An advantage of forecasts from this model is that they are not very influenced by the presence of large, long-lived increases and decreases in energy prices. The forecasts form shifting trends model are combined with forecasts from the random walk model and the autoregressive model to substantially decrease the mean forecast squared error compared to each individual model.
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| Length: | 29 pages |
| Date of creation: | 04 Feb 2005 |
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| Handle: | RePEc:wpa:wuwpem:0502002 |
| Note: | Type of Document - pdf; pages: 29 |
| Contact details of provider: | Web page: http://econwpa.repec.org
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