On SETAR non- linearity and forecasting

Michael Peter Clements, Ph.H.B.F. Franses and J. Smith
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No EI 9914-/A Revision_Date: 2009-11-06, Econometric Institute Report from Erasmus University Rotterdam, Econometric Institute

Abstract: We consider the usefulness of the two-regime SETAR model for out-of-sample forecasting, and compare it with a linear AR model. A range of newly-developed forecast evaluation techniques are employed. Our simulation results show that time-series data need to exhibit a substantial degree of non-linearity before the SETAR model is favoured on some of these criteria. We find only weak evidence that a SETAR model of US GNP provides more accurate forecasts than a linear AR model.

Keywords: SETAR model; out-of-sample forecasting; linear AR model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999-03-12
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Working Paper: On SETAR non-linearity and forecasting (1999)
Journal Article: On SETAR non-linearity and forecasting (2003)
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