A Global Trade Model for the Euro Area

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Antonello D'Agostino

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

Michele Modugno

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Chiara Osbat

European Central Bank (ECB)

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Date Written: December 2016

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.

Keywords: euro area, trade, factor models, news, now-cast, conditional forecast

JEL Classification: F17, F47, C38

Suggested Citation

D'Agostino, Antonello and Modugno, Michele and Osbat, Chiara, A Global Trade Model for the Euro Area (December 2016). ECB Working Paper No. 1986, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2911010 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2911010

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