Forecast performance, disagreement, and heterogeneous signal-to-noise ratios

We propose an imperfect information model for the expectations of macroeconomic forecasters that explains differences in average disagreement levels across forecasters by means of cross-sectional heterogeneity in the variance of private noise signals. We show that the forecaster-specific signal-to-n...

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Main Authors: Dovern, Jonas (Author) , Hartmann, Matthias (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Empirical economics
Year: 2016, Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-77
ISSN:1435-8921
DOI:10.1007/s00181-016-1137-x
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00181-016-1137-x
Verlag, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00181-016-1137-x
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Author Notes:Jonas Dovern, Matthias Hartmann