A Small Quarterly Projection Model of the US Economy

Author/Editor:

Igor Ermolaev ; Michel Juillard ; Ioan Carabenciov ; Charles Freedman ; Douglas Laxton ; Ondrej Kamenik ; Dmitry Korshunov

Publication Date:

December 1, 2008

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This is the first of a series of papers that are being written as part of a project to estimate a small quarterly Global Projection Model (GPM). The GPM project is designed to improve the toolkit for studying both own-country and cross-country linkages. In this paper, we estimate a small quarterly projection model of the U.S. economy. The model is estimated with Bayesian techniques, which provide a very efficient way of imposing restrictions to produce both plausible dynamics and sensible forecasting properties. After developing a benchmark model without financial-real linkages, we introduce such linkages into the model and compare the results with and without linkages.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2008/278

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

December 1, 2008

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451871364/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2008278

Pages:

54

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