Do macroeconomic forecasters use macroeconomics to forecast?
Eddie Casey
International Journal of Forecasting, 2020, vol. 36, issue 4, 1439-1453
Abstract:
Faced with an uncertain future, forecasters often rely on textbook relationships to build a coherent narrative for their macroeconomic forecasts. We focus on two cornerstones of modern macroeconomics – Okun’s law and the Phillips curve – and examine whether or not professionals forecast in a way that is consistent with these. Using microdata from the US, Euro Area, and UK surveys of professional forecasters, we examine forecasts over the period 1981-2017 at the level of the individual and across different time horizons. Our findings show that the majority of forecasters produce their forecasts in a manner that is consistent with macroeconomic theory.
Keywords: Okun’s law; Phillips curve; Professional forecasters; Forecasting; Macroeconomic expectations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2020.02.006
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