Model-Based Globally-Consistent Risk Assessment

Author/Editor:

Michal Andrle ; Benjamin L Hunt

Publication Date:

May 22, 2020

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper outlines an approach to assess uncertainty around a forecast baseline as well as the impact of alternative policy rules on macro variability. The approach allows for non-Gaussian shock distributions and non-linear underlying macroeconomic models. Consequently, the resulting distributions for macroeconomic variables can exhibit skewness and fat tails. Several applications are presented that illustrate the practical implementation of the technique including confidence bands around a baseline forecast, the probabilities of global growth falling below a specified threshold, and the impact of alternative fiscal policy reactions functions on macro variability.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2020/064

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

May 22, 2020

ISBN/ISSN:

9781513536460/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2020064

Pages:

28

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