Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5106349 | International Journal of Forecasting | 2017 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
This paper shows that the long-run variance can frequently be negative when computing standard Diebold-Mariano-type tests for equal forecast accuracy and forecast encompassing if one is dealing with multi-step-ahead predictions in small, but empirically relevant, sample sizes. We therefore consider a number of alternative approaches for dealing with this problem, including direct inference in the problem cases and the use of long-run variance estimators that guarantee positivity. The finite sample size and power of the different approaches are evaluated using extensive Monte Carlo simulation exercises. Overall, for multi-step-ahead forecasts, we find that the test recently proposed by Coroneo and Iacone (2016), which is based on a weighted periodogram long-run variance estimator, offers the best finite sample size and power performance.
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Authors
David I. Harvey, Stephen J. Leybourne, Emily J. Whitehouse,