On the loss function of the Bank of Canada: A note

Christian Pierdzioch, Jan-Christoph Rülke and Georg Stadtmann

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 115, issue 2, 155-159

Abstract: Based on the approach advanced by Elliott et al. [Elliott, G., Komunjer, I., Timmermann, A., 2005. Estimation and testing of forecast rationality under flexible loss. Review of Economic Studies 72, 1107–1125], we studied whether the inflation and output growth projections published by the Bank of Canada are consistent with an asymmetric loss function. Current-year projections provide no signs of asymmetry, but next-year projections do. The hypothesis of rationality of the projections can be rejected under symmetric loss, but not under asymmetric loss.

Keywords: Central bank; Forecasting; Loss function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D84 F31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.030

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