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Structural Panel Bayesian VAR Model to Deal with Model Misspecification and Unobserved Heterogeneity Problems

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  • Antonio Pacifico

    (Department of Political Sciences, LUISS Guido Carli University and CEFOP-LUISS, 00197 Rome, Italy)

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This paper provides an overview of a time-varying Structural Panel Bayesian Vector Autoregression model that deals with model misspecification and unobserved heterogeneity problems in applied macroeconomic analyses when studying time-varying relationships and dynamic interdependencies among countries and variables. I discuss what its distinctive features are, what it is used for, and how it can be analytically derived. I also describe how it is estimated and how structural spillovers and shock identification are performed. The model is empirically applied to a set of developed European economies to illustrate the functioning and the ability of the model. The paper also discusses more recent studies that have used multivariate dynamic macro-panels to evaluate idiosyncratic business cycles, policy-making, and spillover effects among different sectors and countries.

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  • Antonio Pacifico, 2019. "Structural Panel Bayesian VAR Model to Deal with Model Misspecification and Unobserved Heterogeneity Problems," Econometrics, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-24, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jecnmx:v:7:y:2019:i:1:p:8-:d:212762
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