Output gap and inflation nexus: the case of United Arab Emirates

Mohamed A. Osman, Rosmy Jean Louis and Faruk Balli

International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2009, vol. 1, issue 1, 118-135

Abstract: Output gap is generally used in assessing both the inflationary pressures and the cyclical position of a nation's economy. However, this variable is not observable and must be estimated. In this article, we accomplish two tasks. First, we estimate the output gap for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using four different statistical methods. Second, we evaluate to what extent do the fluctuations of output gap, however measured, are a good predictors of inflation in the UAE. This is carried out by comparing the out-of-sample forecasts generated by the output gap-based models to those of the model with alternative indicators and the benchmark models. Interestingly, although the different measures of output gap produce a broadly similar profile of the UAE business cycles, we could not find any statistical evidence that this variable is a useful predictor of inflation in the UAE.

Keywords: forecasting; forecast accuracy; forecast encompassing; inflation; output gap; United Arab Emirates; UAE. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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