DP11354 Forecasting in Economics and Finance
Author(s): | Graham Elliott, Allan Timmermann |
Publication Date: | June 2016 |
Keyword(s): | Big Data, Forecast evaluation, Forecast models, Model Instability, Parameter Estimation |
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Programme Areas: | Financial Economics |
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Practices used to address economic forecasting problems have undergone substantial changes over recent years. We review how such changes have influenced the ways in which a range of forecasting questions are being addressed. We also discuss the promises and challenges arising from access to big data. Finally, we review empirical evidence and experience accumulated from the use of forecasting methods to a range of economic and financial variables.