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

  • Chua Chew Lian*
  • , Sarantis Tsiaplias
  • , Ruining Zhou
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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
Volume43
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Apr 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Free 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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