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Pooling of forecasts
- Abstract:
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We consider forecasting using a combination, when no model coincides with a non-constant data generation process (DGP). Practical experience suggests that combining forecasts adds value, and can even dominate the best individual device. We show why this can occur when forecasting models are differentially mis-specified, and is likely to occur when the DGP is subject to location shifts. Moreover, averaging may then dominate over estimated weights in the combination. Finally, it cannot be prove...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Blackwell Publishing
- Journal:
- Econometrics Journal More from this journal
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 1-31
- Publication date:
- 2004-06-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1368-423X
- ISSN:
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1368-4221
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English
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- UUID:
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- Local pid:
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ora:1993
- Deposit date:
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2008-05-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Royal Economic Society
- Copyright date:
- 2004
- Notes:
- The full-text of this article is not available in ORA at this time. Citation: Clements, M. P. & Hendry, D. F. (2004). 'Pooling of forecasts', The Econometrics Journal, 7(1), 1-31. [The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com].
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