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- Wang, Yudong & Hao, Xianfeng, 2023. "Forecasting the real prices of crude oil: What is the role of parameter instability?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).
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Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 31(7), pages 1312-1332, November.
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"Regime Changes and Financial Markets,"
Annual Review of Financial Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 4(1), pages 313-337, October.
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- Zeynep Senyuz, 2011.
"Factor analysis of permanent and transitory dynamics of the US economy and the stock market,"
Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(6), pages 975-998, September.
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- Lombardi, Marco J. & Ravazzolo, Francesco, 2016.
"On the correlation between commodity and equity returns: Implications for portfolio allocation,"
Journal of Commodity Markets, Elsevier, vol. 2(1), pages 45-57.
- Marco Jacopo Lombardi, 2013. "On the correlation between commodity and equity returns: implications for portfolio allocation," BIS Working Papers 420, Bank for International Settlements.
- John M. Maheu & Yong Song, 2018.
"An efficient Bayesian approach to multiple structural change in multivariate time series,"
Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 33(2), pages 251-270, March.
- Maheu, John M & Song, Yong, 2017. "An Efficient Bayesian Approach to Multiple Structural Change in Multivariate Time Series," MPRA Paper 79211, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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- Haase, Felix & Neuenkirch, Matthias, 2023.
"Predictability of bull and bear markets: A new look at forecasting stock market regimes (and returns) in the US,"
International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 39(2), pages 587-605.
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- Felix Haase & Matthias Neuenkirch, 2021. "Predictability of Bull and Bear Markets: A New Look at Forecasting Stock Market Regimes (and Returns) in the US," CESifo Working Paper Series 8828, CESifo.
- Felix Haase & Matthias Neuenkirch, 2020. "Predictability of Bull and Bear Markets: A New Look at Forecasting Stock Market Regimes (and Returns) in the US," Research Papers in Economics 2020-01, University of Trier, Department of Economics.
- Timmermann, Allan, 2018. "Forecasting Methods in Finance," CEPR Discussion Papers 12692, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Chatzitzisi, Evanthia & Fountas, Stilianos & Panagiotidis, Theodore, 2021.
"Another look at calendar anomalies,"
The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 823-840.
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- Evanthia Chatzitzisi & Stilianos Fountas & Theodore Panagiotidis, 2019. "Another Look at Calendar Anomalies," Discussion Paper Series 2019_02, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, revised Feb 2019.
- Thomas Conlon & John Cotter & Iason Kynigakis, 2021.
"Machine Learning and Factor-Based Portfolio Optimization,"
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202111, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
- Thomas Conlon & John Cotter & Iason Kynigakis, 2021. "Machine Learning and Factor-Based Portfolio Optimization," Papers 2107.13866, arXiv.org.
- Casas Villalba, Maria Isabel, 2020. "Adaptative predictability of stock market returns," DES - Working Papers. Statistics and Econometrics. WS 31648, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de EstadÃstica.
- Nima Nonejad, 2021. "An Overview Of Dynamic Model Averaging Techniques In Time‐Series Econometrics," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 35(2), pages 566-614, April.
- Fabrizio Ghezzi & Eduardo Rossi & Lorenzo Trapani, 2024. "Fast Online Changepoint Detection," Papers 2402.04433, arXiv.org.
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- Massimo Guidolin, 2011.
"Markov Switching Models in Empirical Finance,"
Advances in Econometrics, in: Missing Data Methods: Time-Series Methods and Applications, pages 1-86,
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- Li, Chenxing & Yang, Qiao, 2025. "An Infinite Hidden Markov Model with GARCH for Short-Term Interest Rates," MPRA Paper 123200, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Hammerschmid, Regina & Lohre, Harald, 2018. "Regime shifts and stock return predictability," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 138-160.
- Hjalmarsson, Erik, 2010.
"Predicting Global Stock Returns,"
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 45(1), pages 49-80, February.
- Erik Hjalmarsson, 2008. "Predicting global stock returns," International Finance Discussion Papers 933, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Daniel de Almeida & Ana-Maria Fuertes & Luiz Koodi Hotta, 2025. "Out-of-Sample Predictability of the Equity Risk Premium," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-23, January.
- Caroline Michere Ndei & Stephen Muchina & Kennedy Waweru, 2019. "Modeling stock market return volatility in the presence of structural breaks: Evidence from Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 8(5), pages 156-171, September.
- Frydman, Roman & Goldberg, Michael D. & Mangee, Nicholas, 2015.
"Knightian uncertainty and stock-price movements: Why the REH present-value model failed empirically,"
Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), vol. 9, pages 1-50.
- Frydman, Roman & Goldberg, Michael D. & Mangee, Nicholas, 2015. "Knightian uncertainty and stock-price movements: Why the REH present-value model failed empirically," Economics Discussion Papers 2015-38, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
- Hollstein, Fabian & Prokopczuk, Marcel & Tharann, Björn & Wese Simen, Chardin, 2021. "Predictability in commodity markets: Evidence from more than a century," Journal of Commodity Markets, Elsevier, vol. 24(C).
- Çakmaklı, Cem & van Dijk, Dick, 2016. "Getting the most out of macroeconomic information for predicting excess stock returns," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 32(3), pages 650-668.
- Roman Frydman & Soren Johansen & Anders Rahbek & Morten Nyboe Tabor, 2021. "Asset Prices Under Knightian Uncertainty," Working Papers Series inetwp172, Institute for New Economic Thinking.
- Markwat, T.D. & Kole, H.J.W.G. & van Dijk, D.J.C., 2009. "Time Variation in Asset Return Dependence: Strength or Structure?," ERIM Report Series Research in Management ERS-2009-052-F&A, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
- Hong, Hui & Chen, Naiwei & O’Brien, Fergal & Ryan, James, 2018. "Stock return predictability and model instability: Evidence from mainland China and Hong Kong," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 132-142.
- Katrin Wölfel & Christoph S. Weber, 2017.
"Searching for the Fed’s reaction function,"
Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 52(1), pages 191-227, February.
- Katrin Woelfel & Christoph S. Weber, 2014. "Searching for the FED's Reaction Function," Working Papers 154, Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE).
- Xu, Ke-Li, 2013. "Powerful tests for structural changes in volatility," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 173(1), pages 126-142.
- Zhang, Yugui & Zhu, Jie & Zhu, Xiaoneng, 2020. "Investing for the long run when expected equity premium is nonnegative," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
- Zhu, Xiaoneng, 2013. "Perpetual learning and stock return predictability," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 121(1), pages 19-22.
- Chen, Cathy Yi-Hsuan & Chiang, Thomas C. & Härdle, Wolfgang Karl, 2016. "Downside risk and stock returns: An empirical analysis of the long-run and short-run dynamics from the G-7 Countries," SFB 649 Discussion Papers 2016-001, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk.
- Nuno Silva, 2013. "Equity Premia Predictability in the EuroZone," GEMF Working Papers 2013-22, GEMF, Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra.
- Li, Chenxing, 2022. "A multivariate GARCH model with an infinite hidden Markov mixture," MPRA Paper 112792, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Sensoy, Ahmet, 2013. "Dynamic relationship between precious metals," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(4), pages 504-511.
- Masahiko Egami & Yuki Shigeta & Katsutoshi Wakai, 2014. "The change of correlation structure across industries:an analysis in the regime-switching framework," Discussion papers e-14-002, Graduate School of Economics Project Center, Kyoto University.
- Chiang, Thomas C., 2019. "Economic policy uncertainty, risk and stock returns: Evidence from G7 stock markets," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 29(C), pages 41-49.
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- Marco J. Lombardi & Francesco Ravazzolo, 2012.
"Oil price density forecasts: exploring the linkages with stock markets,"
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2012/24, Norges Bank.
- Francesco Ravazzolo & Marco J. Lombardi, 2012. "Oil price density forecasts: Exploring the linkages with stock markets," Working Papers No 3/2012, Centre for Applied Macro- and Petroleum economics (CAMP), BI Norwegian Business School.
- Allan Timmermann, 2018. "Forecasting Methods in Finance," Annual Review of Financial Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 10(1), pages 449-479, November.
- Bachmeier, Lance J. & Nadimi, Soheil R., 2018. "Oil shocks and stock return volatility," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 1-9.
- Barras, Laurent, 2007. "International conditional asset allocation under specification uncertainty," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, vol. 14(4), pages 443-464, September.
- Daniel Borup & Jonas N. Eriksen & Mads M. Kjær & Martin Thyrsgaard, 2024.
"Predicting Bond Return Predictability,"
Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 70(2), pages 931-951, February.
- Daniel Borup & Jonas N. Eriksen & Mads M. Kjær & Martin Thyrsgaard, 2020. "Predicting bond return predictability," CREATES Research Papers 2020-09, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University.
- Jiawen Xu & Pierre Perron, 2023. "Forecasting in the presence of in-sample and out-of-sample breaks," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 64(6), pages 3001-3035, June.
- Baetje, Fabian & Menkhoff, Lukas, 2016.
"Equity premium prediction: Are economic and technical indicators unstable?,"
International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 32(4), pages 1193-1207.
- Baetje, Fabian & Menkhoff, Lukas, 2015. "Equity premium prediction: Are economic and technical indicators instable?," Kiel Working Papers 1987, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
- Baetje, Fabian & Menkhoff, Lukas, 2015. "Equity premium prediction: Are economic and technical indicators instable?," VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy 113079, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
- Fabian Baetje & Lukas Menkhoff, 2016. "Equity Premium Prediction: Are Economic and Technical Indicators Unstable?," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1552, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
- Elliott, Graham & Gargano, Antonio & Timmermann, Allan, 2013.
"Complete subset regressions,"
Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 177(2), pages 357-373.
- Elliott, Graham & Gargano, Antonio & Timmermann, Allan, 2013. "Complete subset regressions," University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series qt1st3n7z7, Department of Economics, UC San Diego.
- Nuno Silva, 2015. "Industry based equity premium forecasts," GEMF Working Papers 2015-19, GEMF, Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra.
- Narayan, Seema & Smyth, Russell, 2015.
"The financial econometrics of price discovery and predictability,"
International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 380-393.
- Seema Narayan & Russell Smyth, 2015. "The Financial Econometrics of Price Discovery and Predictability," Monash Economics Working Papers 06-15, Monash University, Department of Economics.
- Luis A. Gil-Alana & Goodness C. Aye & Rangan Gupta, 2012.
"Testing for Persistence with Breaks and Outliers in South African House Prices,"
Working Papers
201233, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
- Luis Alberiko Gil-Alaña & Goodness C. Aye & Rangan Gupta, 2013. "Testing for persistence with breaks and outliers in South African house prices," NCID Working Papers 01/2013, Navarra Center for International Development, University of Navarra.
- Luis A. Gil-Alana & Goodness C. Aye & Rangan Gupta, 2012. "Testing for Persistence with Breaks and Outliers in South African House Prices," Faculty Working Papers 20/12, School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Navarra.
- Nuno Silva, 2015. "Time-Varying Stock Return Predictability: The Eurozone Case," Notas Económicas, Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, issue 41, pages 28-38, June.
- Yang, Jianlei & Yang, Chunpeng, 2021. "The impact of mixed-frequency geopolitical risk on stock market returns," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 226-240.
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- Carlos Carvalho & Jared D. Fisher & Davide Pettenuzzo, 2018. "Optimal Asset Allocation with Multivariate Bayesian Dynamic Linear Models," Working Papers 123, Brandeis University, Department of Economics and International Business School.
- Demetrescu, Matei & Georgiev, Iliyan & Rodrigues, Paulo M.M. & Taylor, A.M. Robert, 2022.
"Testing for episodic predictability in stock returns,"
Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 227(1), pages 85-113.
- Demetrescu, Matei & Georgiev, Iliyan & Rodrigues, Paulo MM & Taylor, AM Robert, 2019. "Testing for Episodic Predictability in Stock Returns," Essex Finance Centre Working Papers 24137, University of Essex, Essex Business School.
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- Simon C. Smith, 2020. "Equity premium prediction and structural breaks," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 25(3), pages 412-429, July.
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