Using qualitative approach to forecasting regime switches

Kun-Huang Huarng () and Tiffany Hui-Kuang Yu ()
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Kun-Huang Huarng: Feng Chia University
Tiffany Hui-Kuang Yu: Feng Chia University

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2017, vol. 51, issue 5, No 9, 2035-2048

Abstract: Abstract Drastic changes (named regime switches) often exist in economic and financial time series causing the forecasting of time series difficult. Hence, we need robust models to detect and forecast the regime switches. Most previous studies apply quantitative methods to forecast time series and regime switches. Contrast to these studies, this study attempts a novel approach to use a qualitative method to forecast regime switches. Fuzzy set/qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), based on fuzzy set and logic theory, yields the relationships between antecedent combinations and outcome. Studies support fsQCA analysis is more proper to reflect the real situations. Hence, this study uses fsQCA to analyze the autoregressive relationships of the upward and downward regime switches in the in-sample data. Then, the relationships are used to forecast the regime switches in the out-of-sample data. Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index is taken as the data for analysis. The empirical results show that fsQCA provides strong predictive validities.

Keywords: Consistencies; Cluster; Fuzzy set/qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA); Regime switches; Taiwan capitalization weighted stock index (TAIEX) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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