Forecasting inflation in the euro area: countries matter!

Angela Capolongo and Claudia Pacella ()

Empirical Economics, 2021, vol. 61, issue 5, No 6, 2477-2499

Abstract: Abstract We construct a Bayesian vector autoregressive model with three layers of information: the key drivers of inflation, cross-country dynamic interactions, and country-specific variables. The model provides good forecasting accuracy with respect to the popular benchmarks used in the literature. We perform a step-by-step analysis to shed light on which layer of information is more crucial for accurately forecasting medium-run euro area inflation. Our empirical analysis reveals the importance of including the key drivers of inflation and taking into account the multi-country dimension of the euro area. The results show that the complete model performs better overall in forecasting inflation excluding energy and unprocessed food over the medium term. We use the model to establish stylized facts on the euro area and cross-country heterogeneity over the business cycle.

Keywords: Inflation; Forecasting; Bayesian estimation; Multi-country model; Euro area (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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