Improving Business Cycle Forecasts’ Accuracy - What Can We Learn from Past Errors?



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Roland Dohrn

Table 4 cont.

Test for Information Efficiency Based on a Ranked Sign Test1
1991-2004

Indicator

RWI-7

RWI-4

RWI-3

GD-6

GD-4

GD-2

GDP

PC

83*

GC

855**

Short term interest rate

(SR)                   IISEQ

17,5**

,

9***

EX

25*

IM

82*

GDP

20**

PC

GC

83,5*

81,5*

Long term interest rate

(LR)                   IISEQ

85**

79*

81,5*

EX

11,5**

IM

26*

GDP

16,5**

15,5**

PC

80,5*

GC

Interest rate spread

In(YteCre)st rate spread         IISEQ

22*

EX

25,5*

IM

GDP

24,5*

24,5*

PC

GC

80,5*

Short term interest rate-1
(SR-1)                 IISEQ

21,5*

24*

EX

IM

14**

23*

GDP

24,5*

PC

GC

795*

Long term interest rate-1
(LR-1)                 IISEQ

79*

,

EX

95***

IM

22*

GDP

10,5***

PC

GC

Interest rate spread-1

In(YteCre-s1t)rate spread-1       IISEQ

EX

IM

81,5*

GDP

26*

14,5**

24*

PC

89**

GC

81*

Real short term

interest rate (RSR)       IISEQ

89**

EX

22*

23*

IM

95***



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