Download This PaperReal-Time Forecasting for Monetary Policy Analysis: The Case of Sveriges Riksbank
Riksbank Research Paper Series No. 142
Sveriges Riksbank Working Paper Series No. 318
36 Pages Posted: 23 May 2016
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Real-Time Forecasting for Monetary Policy Analysis: The Case of Sveriges Riksbank
Real-Time Forecasting for Monetary Policy Analysis: The Case of Sveriges Riksbank
Date Written: March 2016
Abstract
We evaluate forecasts made in real time to support monetary policy decisions at Sveriges Riksbank (the central bank of Sweden) from 2007 to 2013. We compare forecasts made with a DSGE model and a BVAR model with judgemental forecasts published by the Riksbank, and we evaluate the usefulness of conditioning information for the model-based forecasts. We also study the perceived usefulness of model forecasts for central bank policymakers when producing the judgemental forecasts.
Keywords: Real-time forecasting, Forecast evaluation, Monetary policy, Inflation targeting
JEL Classification: E37, E52
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