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Title: Term Structure Forecasting: No-Arbitrage Restrictions vs Large Information Set

Author(s): Carlo A. Favero, Linlin Niu and Luca Sala

Publication Date: March 2007

Keyword(s): factor models, forecasting, large data set, term structure of interest rates and Yield curve

Programme Area(s): International Macroeconomics

Abstract: This paper addresses the issue of forecasting the term structure. We provide a unified state-space modelling framework that encompasses different existing discrete-time yield curve models. Within such framework we analyze the impact on forecasting performance of two crucial modelling choices, i.e. the imposition of no-arbitrage restrictions and the size of the information set used to extract factors. Using US yield curve data, we find that: a. macro factors are very useful in forecasting at medium/long forecasting horizon; b. financial factors are useful in short run forecasting; c. no-arbitrage models are effective in shrinking the dimensionality of the parameter space and, when supplemented with additional macro information, are very effective in forecasting; d. within no-arbitrage models, assuming time-varying risk price is more favourable than assuming constant risk price for medium horizon-maturity forecast when yield factors dominate the information set, and for short horizon and long maturity forecast when macro factors dominate the information set; e. however, given the complexity and the highly non-linear parameterization of no-arbitrage models, it is very difficult to exploit within this type of models the additional information offered by large macroeconomic datasets.

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Favero, C, Niu, L and Sala, L. 2007. 'Term Structure Forecasting: No-Arbitrage Restrictions vs Large Information Set'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=6206