Nowcasting from cross‐sectionally dependent panels

Jack Fosten and Shaoni Nandi

Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2023, vol. 38, issue 6, 898-919

Abstract: This paper builds a mixed‐frequency panel data model for nowcasting economic variables across many countries. The model extends the mixed‐frequency panel vector autoregression (MF‐PVAR) to allow for heterogeneous coefficients and a multifactor error structure to model cross‐sectional dependence. We propose a modified common correlated effects (CCE) estimation technique which performs well in simulations. The model is applied in two distinct settings: nowcasting gross domestic product (GDP) growth for a pool of advanced and emerging economies and nowcasting inflation across many European countries. Our method is capable of beating standard benchmark models and can produce updated nowcasts whenever data releases occur in any country in the panel.

Date: 2023
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