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ADVANCES IN ECONOMETRICS - Volume 43A

ESSAYS IN HONOR OF M. HASHEM PESARAN: PREDICTION AND MACRO MODELING

EDITED BY

ALEXANDER CHUDIK

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA

CHENG HSIAO

University of Southern California, USA

and

ALLAN TIMMERMANN

University of California, USA

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Introduction
Alexander Chudik, Cheng Hsiao and Allan Timmermann1
PART A1 PREDICTION
Chapter 1: On the Evolution of US Temperature Dynamics
Francis X. Diebold and Glenn D. Rudebusch9
Chapter 2: Measuring Uncertainty of a Combined Forecast and Some Tests for Forecaster Heterogeneity
Kajal Lahiri, Huaming Peng and Xuguang Simon Sheng29
Chapter 3: Nowcasting Euro Area GDP Growth Using Bayesian Quantile Regression
James Mitchell, Aubrey Poon and Gian Luigi Mazzi51
Chapter 4: Multi-step Forecasting with Large Vector Autoregressions
Andreas Pick and Matthijs Carpay73
Chapter 5: Gains from Switching Between Forecasts
Allan Timmermann and Yinchu Zhu99
Part A2 Model Instability and Breaks
Chapter 6: Efficient Combined Estimation under Structural Breaks
Tae-Hwy Lee, Shahnaz Parsaeian and Aman Ullah119
Chapter 7: Smooth Robust Multi-Horizon Forecasts
Andrew B. Martinez, Jennifer L. Castle and David F. Hendry143
Chapter 8: Finite Sample Forecast Properties and Window Length under Breaks in Cointegrated Systems
Luca Nocciola167
Part A3 Macro Modeling and Policy Analysis
Chapter 9: A Meta Model Analysis of Exchange Rate Determination
Chrystalleni Aristidou, Kevin Lee and Kalvinder Shields199
Chapter 10: Dancing Alone or Together: The Dynamic Effects of Independent and Common Monetary Policies
Povilas Lastauskas and Julius Stakėnas217
Chapter 11: Measuring Productivity Growth and Technology Spillovers through Global Value Chains: Analysis of a US–Sino Decoupling
Weilin Liu, Robin C. Sickles and Yao Zhao243
Chapter 12: Checking if the Straitjacket Fits
Adrian Pagan and Michael Wickens269
Chapter 13: An Event Study of COVID-19 Central Bank Quantitative Easing in Advanced and Emerging Economies
Alessandro Rebucci, Jonathan S. Hartley and Daniel Jiménez291
Chapter 14: Government Debt, Deficits and Interest Rates 1870–2016
Ron P. Smith323
Index341

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