A time-varying parameter structural model of the UK economy

George Kapetanios; Riccardo M. Masolo; Katerina Petrova; Matthew Waldron

doi:10.1016/j.jedc.2019.05.012

A time-varying parameter structural model of the UK economy

George Kapetanios
, Riccardo M. Masolo
, Katerina Petrova
, Matthew Waldron

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We estimate a time-varying parameter structural macroeconomic model of the UK economy, using a Bayesian local likelihood methodology. This enables us to estimate a large open-economy DSGE model over a sample that comprises several different monetary policy regimes and an incomplete set of data. Our estimation identifies a gradual shift to a monetary policy regime characterised by an increased responsiveness of policy towards inflation alongside a decrease in the inflation trend down to the two percent target level. The time-varying model also performs remarkably well in forecasting and delivers statistically significant accuracy improvements for most variables and horizons for both point and density forecasts compared to the standard fixed-parameter version.

Original language	English
Article number	103705
Number of pages	26
Journal	Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Volume	106
Early online date	28 May 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2019.05.012
Publication status	Published - Sept 2019

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DSGE models
Open economy
Time varying parameters
UK economy

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