Regime-dependent recession forecasts and the 2001 recession

Michael Dueker

Review, 2002, vol. 84, issue Nov, 29-36

Abstract: Business recessions are notoriously hard to predict accurately, hence the quip that economists have predicted eight of the last five recessions. This article derives a six-month-ahead recession signal that reduces the number of false signals outside of recession, without impairing the ability to signal the recessions that occur. In terms of predicting the 1990-91 and 2001 recessions out of sample, the new recession signal, like other signals, largely misses the 1990-91 recession with its six-month-ahead forecasts. In contrast, a recession onset in April or May 2001 was predicted six months ahead of the 2001 recession, which is close to the actual turning point of March 2001.

Keywords: Business cycles; Recessions; Forecasting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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