Modeling Time-Varying Uncertainty of Multiple-Horizon Forecast Errors

A-Tier
Journal: Review of Economics and Statistics
Year: 2020
Volume: 102
Issue: 1
Pages: 17-33

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We estimate uncertainty measures for point forecasts obtained from survey data, pooling information embedded in observed forecast errors for different forecast horizons. To track time-varying uncertainty in the associated forecast errors, we derive a multiple-horizon specification of stochastic volatility. We apply our method to forecasts for various macroeconomic variables from the Survey of Professional Forecasters. Compared to simple variance approaches, our stochastic volatility model improves the accuracy of uncertainty measures for survey forecasts.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:tpr:restat:v:102:y:2020:i:1:p:17-33
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25