NOWCASTING EURO AREA ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN REAL TIME: THE ROLE OF CONFIDENCE INDICATORS

被引:28
作者
Giannone, Domenico [1 ,2 ]
Reichlin, Lucrezia [2 ,3 ]
Simonelli, Saverio [4 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Libre Bruxelles, ECARES, Brussels, Belgium
[2] CEPR, Washington, DC USA
[3] London Business Sch, London, England
[4] Univ Naples Federico II, EUI, Naples, Italy
[5] CSEF, Naples, Italy
关键词
Forecasting; factor model; real-time data; large data sets; survey;
D O I
10.1177/0027950109354413
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper assesses the role of qualitative surveys for the early estimation of GDP in the Euro Area in a model-based automated procedure which exploits the timeliness of their release. The analysis is conducted using both an historical evaluation and a real-time case study on the current conjuncture.
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页码:90 / 97
页数:8
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