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Predicting U.S. Recessions: Financial Variables as Leading Indicators / Arturo Estrella, Frederic S. Mishkin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Estrella, Arturo.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w5379.
- NBER working paper series no. w5379
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Other Title:
- Predicting U.S. Recessions
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1995.
- Summary:
- This article examines the performance of various financial variables as predictors of subsequent U.S. recessions. Series such as interest rates and spreads, stock prices, currencies, and monetary aggregates are evaluated singly and in comparison with other financial and non-financial indicators. The analysis focuses on out-of-sample performance from 1 to 8 quarters ahead. Results show that stock prices are useful with 1-2 quarter horizons, as are some well-known macroeconomic indicators. Beyond 2 quarters, the slope of the yield curve emerges as the clear choice, and typically performs better by itself out of sample than in conjunction with other variables.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- December 1995.
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