Constructing a high-frequency World Economic Gauge using a mixed-frequency dynamic factor model

Chew Lian Chua, Sarantis Tsiaplias, Ruining Zhou

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Abstract

This paper uses information at the daily, monthly, and quarterly frequencies to construct a daily World Economic Gauge (WEG). We postulate a mixed-frequency dynamic factor model to extract data observable at different frequencies in order to track the health of the global economy. We show that the WEG offers a reliable basis for tracking economic activity during key events such as COVID-19 and the Global Financial Crisis. Moreover, the WEG is shown to contain leading information about the output growth of the OECD, G7, NAFTA, European Union, and euro areas, in addition to the output growth of 42 individual countries.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Forecasting
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Apr 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • dynamic factor model
  • economic conditions
  • global indicator
  • mixed-frequency models
  • state-space model

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Strategy and Management
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
  • Management Science and Operations Research

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