Forecasting Exchange Rates Out-Of-Sample With Panel Methods And Real-Time Data

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Onur Ince Ph.D., Assistant Professor (Creator)
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Appalachian State University (ASU )
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Abstract: This paper evaluates out-of-sample exchange rate forecasting with Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) and Taylor rule fundamentals for 9 OECD countries vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar over the period from 1973:Q1 to 2009:Q1 at short and long horizons. In contrast with previous work, which reports “forecasts” using revised data, I construct a quarterly real-time dataset that incorporates only the information available to market participants when the forecasts are made. Using bootstrapped out-of-sample test statistics, the exchange rate model with Taylor rule fundamentals performs better at the one-quarter horizon and panel specifications are not able to improve its performance. The PPP model, however, forecasts better at the 16-quarter horizon and its performance increases with the panel framework. The results are in accord with previous research on long-run PPP and estimation of Taylor rule models.

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Publication
Ince, O. (2014). "Forecasting Exchange Rates Out-of-Sample with Panel Methods and Real-Time Data." Journal of International Money and Finance, 2014, vol. 43, pp.1-18. Publisher version of record available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261560613001782
Language: English
Date: 2014
Keywords
Exchange Rate Forecasting, Taylor Rules, Real-Time Data, Out-of-Sample Test Statistics

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