Modeling and forecasting short-term interest rates: The benefits of smooth regimes, macroeconomic variables, and bagging
短期利率建模与预测:平滑状态、宏观变量及装袋法的作用
In this paper we propose a smooth transition tree model for both the conditional mean and variance of the short-term interest rate process. The estimation of such models is addressed and the asymptotic properties of the quasi-maximum likelihood estimator are derived. Model specification is also discussed. When the model is applied to the US short-term interest rate we find (1) leading indicators for inflation and real activity are the most relevant predictors in…