151. Predictable Recoveries.
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Cai, Xiaoming, Den Haan, Wouter J., and Pinder, Jonathan
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UNITED States economy ,ECONOMIC recovery ,UNITED States gross domestic product ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMIC forecasting ,RECESSIONS - Abstract
A random walk with drift is a good univariate representation of US GDP. This paper shows, however, that US economic downturns have been associated with predictable short-term recoveries and with changes in long-term GDP forecasts that are substantially smaller than the initial drop. To detect these predictable changes, it is important to use a multivariate time series model. We discuss reasons why univariate representations can miss key characteristics of the underlying variable such as predictability, especially during recessions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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