The bias of the ECB inflation projections: A State-dependent analysis
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Inflation Forecasts; Forecast Evaluation; ECB; Central Bank Communication;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
- C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
- C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
- E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
- E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BAN-2024-06-17 (Banking)
- NEP-CBA-2024-06-17 (Central Banking)
- NEP-EEC-2024-06-17 (European Economics)
- NEP-MAC-2024-06-17 (Macroeconomics)
- NEP-MON-2024-06-17 (Monetary Economics)
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