Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1141264 | Mathematics and Computers in Simulation | 2007 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
This paper employs a Markov Switching Panel model to measure business cycle turning points in Japan. This Markov Switching Panel model is simple and can easily be estimated following Hamilton's [J.D. Hamilton, A new approach to the economic analysis of nonstationary time series and the business cycle, Econometrica 57 (1989) 357–384] method. We find that this model is highly capable of identifying Japanese recessionary dates, and it also has a forecast performance that is equal to that of the Markov Switching Vector Autoregressive model. The implication that emerges here is that governments, their agencies and other business leaders in Japan and elsewhere should also employ the Markov Switching Panel model to secure complementary data.
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Shyh-Wei Chen,