Predicting interest rates using shrinkage methods, real‐time diffusion indexes, and model combinations
用收缩方法、实时扩散指数与模型组合预测利率
Summary In the context of predicting the term structure of interest rates, we explore the marginal predictive content of real‐time macroeconomic diffusion indexes extracted from a “data rich” real‐time data set, when used in dynamic Nelson–Siegel (NS) models of the variety discussed in Svensson (NBER technical report, 1994; NSS) and Diebold and Li ( Journal of Econometrics , 2006, 130 , 337–364; DNS). Our diffusion indexes are constructed using principal component analysis…