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Forecast evaluation of nonlinear models : the case of long-span real exchange rates. / Pavlidis, Efthymios; Paya, Ivan; Peel, David.
In: Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 31, No. 7, 2012, p. 580-595.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Forecast evaluation of nonlinear models
T2 - the case of long-span real exchange rates
AU - Pavlidis, Efthymios
AU - Paya, Ivan
AU - Peel, David
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This paper deals with the nonlinear modeling and forecasting of the dollar–sterling and franc–sterling real exchange rates using long spans of data. Our contribution is threefold. First, we provide significant evidence of smooth transition dynamics in the series by employing a battery of recently developed in-sample statistical tests. Second, we investigate the small-sample properties of several evaluation measures for comparing recursive forecasts when one of the competing models is nonlinear. Finally, we run a forecasting race for the post-Bretton Woods era between the nonlinear real exchange rate model, the random walk, and the linear autoregressive model. The nonlinear model outperforms all rival models in the dollar–sterling case but cannot beat the linear autoregressive in the franc–sterling.
AB - This paper deals with the nonlinear modeling and forecasting of the dollar–sterling and franc–sterling real exchange rates using long spans of data. Our contribution is threefold. First, we provide significant evidence of smooth transition dynamics in the series by employing a battery of recently developed in-sample statistical tests. Second, we investigate the small-sample properties of several evaluation measures for comparing recursive forecasts when one of the competing models is nonlinear. Finally, we run a forecasting race for the post-Bretton Woods era between the nonlinear real exchange rate model, the random walk, and the linear autoregressive model. The nonlinear model outperforms all rival models in the dollar–sterling case but cannot beat the linear autoregressive in the franc–sterling.
KW - real exchange rate
KW - nonlinearity
KW - robust linearity tests
KW - forecast evaluation
KW - bootstrapping
U2 - 10.1002/for.1247
DO - 10.1002/for.1247
M3 - Journal article
VL - 31
SP - 580
EP - 595
JO - Journal of Forecasting
JF - Journal of Forecasting
SN - 0277-6693
IS - 7
ER -