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: Book/Monograph Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics February 20, 2016
Series:Discussion paper series / Universität Heidelberg, Department of Economics No. 611
In: Discussion paper series (no. 611)

DOI:10.11588/heidok.00020429
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Online Access:Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-204291
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Author Notes:Jonas Dovern and Matthias Hartmann
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