A Global Trade Model for the Euro Area

35 Pages Posted: 7 Apr 2015

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Antonello D'Agostino

European Stability Mechanism; Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland - Economic Analysis and Research Department

Chiara Osbat

European Central Bank (ECB)

Michele Modugno

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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Date Written: February 3, 2015

Abstract

We propose a model for analyzing euro area trade based on the interaction between macroeconomic and trade variables. First, we show that macroeconomic variables are necessary to generate accurate short-term trade forecasts; this result can be explained by the high correlation between trade and macroeconomic variables, with the latter being released in a more timely manner. Second, the model tracks well the dynamics of trade variables conditional on the path of macroeconomic variables during the great recession; this result makes our model a reliable tool for scenario analysis. Third, we quantify the contribution of the most important euro area trading partners (regions) to the aggregate extra euro area developments: we evaluate the impact of an increase of the external demand from a specific region on the extra euro area trade.

Keywords: euro area trade, forecast, scenario analysis

JEL Classification: F17, F47, C38

Suggested Citation

D'Agostino, Antonello and Osbat, Chiara and Modugno, Michele, A Global Trade Model for the Euro Area (February 3, 2015). FEDS Working Paper No. 2015-013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2590330 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2590330

Antonello D'Agostino

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Michele Modugno (Contact Author)

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