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Beveridge-Nelson Decomposition with Markov Switching
No full textThis paper considers Beveridge-Nelson decomposition in a context where the permanent and transitory components both follow a Markov switching process. Our approach incorporates Markov switching into a single source of error state-space framework, allowing business cycle asymmetries and regime switches in the long run multiplier.Beveridge-Nelson decomposition, Markov switching, Single source of error state space models
The Multistep Beveridge-Nelson Decomposition
No full textThe Beveridge-Nelson decomposition defines the trend component in terms of the eventual forecast function, as the value the series would take if it were on its long-run path. The paper introduces the multistep Beveridge-Nelson decomposition, which arises when the forecast function is obtained by the direct autoregressive approach, which optimizes the predictive ability of the AR model at forecast horizons greater than one. We compare our proposal with the standard Beveridge-Nelson decomposition, for which the forecast function is obtained by iterating the one-step-ahead predictions via the chain rule. We illustrate that the multistep Beveridge-Nelson trend is more efficient than the standard one in the presence of model misspecification and we subsequently assess the predictive validity of the extracted transitory component with respect to future growth.Trend and Cycle; Forecasting; Filtering.
The Beveridge Curve in Europe: New evidence using national and regional data
No full textIn this paper, national and regional data on job vacancies and unemployment are combined to estimate the Beveridge curves of five European countries and 60 regions,
focusing on the period 1975-2004. The Beveridge curve depicts the empirical negative relationship between job vacancy rate and unemployment rate, and reflects the effciency of the job matching process. Movements along a fixed downward-sloping Beveridge curve
are associated with cyclical shocks, while shifts of the curve arise from structural factors that alter the matching effciency between job vacancies and unemployed workers. With the same data I then analyze shifts in the Beveridge curves and determine whether these shifts are due to structural changes affecting the matching effciency, or to cyclical factors. The empirical evidence suggests that changes in labor market institutions, long-term unemployment, as well as cyclical shocks are responsible for outward shifts in
European Beveridge curves
The Relationship between the Beveridge-Nelson Decomposition andUnobserved Component Models with Correlated Shocks
No full textMany researchers believe that the Beveridge-Nelson decomposition leads to permanent and transitory components whose shocks are perfectly negatively correlated. Indeed, some even consider it to be a property of the decomposition. We demonstrate that the Beveridge-Nelson decomposition does not provide definitive information about the correlation between permanent and transitory shocks in an unobserved components model. Given an ARIMA model describing the evolution of U.S. real GDP, we show that there are many state space representations that generate the Beveridge-Nelson decomposition. These include unobserved components models with perfectly correlated shocks and partially correlated shocks. In our applications, the only knowledge we have about the correlation is that it lies in a restricted interval that does not include zero. Although the filtered estimates of the trend and cycle are identical for models with different correlations, the observationally equivalent unobserved components models produce different smoothed estimates.
State & Territory Beveridge Curvesand the National Equilibrium Unemployment Rate
No full textShifts in the ‘national’ equilibrium rate of unemployment relevant for determining national economic policy settings, we contend, are those shifts which are ‘common across states & territories’. One way to identify these is to identify the common shifts in state and territory Beveridge curves in Australia over time. When we do this we recover a national equilibrium unemployment rate series which is similar to, but at the same time different enough from, other measures to make it interesting. In our view it is this, or some other “national” equilibrium rate series, a series which ‘by construction’ will capture national (nation-wide) factors based on common shocks or common trends across states and territories, that should be the basis for policy and not an ‘aggregate series’ which does not do this. We estimate the value of the equilibrium unemployment rate for 2006 to be 3.7%, which may be compared with the actual unemployment rate for that year of 4.8%, indicating that even as recently as 2006 the actual rate was at least 1 percentage point above the equilibrium rateEquilibrium Unemployment Rate Beveridge curve Australia
A multivariate innovations state space Beveridge Nelson decomposition
No full textThe Beveridge Nelson vector innovation structural time series framework is new formu- lation that decomposes a set of variables into their permanent and temporary components. The framework models inter-series relationships and common features in a simple man- ner. In particular, it is shown that this new speci¯cation is more simple than conventional state space and cointegration approaches. The approach is illustrated using a trivariate data set comprising the GD(N)P of Australia, America and the UK.vector innovation structural time series; multivariate time series; Bev- eridge Nelson; common components
Regional Beveridge Curves: A Latent Variable Approach
No full textIt is important to understand how labour markets in different regions are affected by ‘common’ or ‘national’ shocks including national macroeconomic, monetary and fiscal policies. This paper applies a new econometric approach - involving an unobserved components model - to identify the direction and timing of the shifts in regional Beveridge Curves. The method allows for the presence of common national factor(s) and region specific factor(s) in the determination of activity in labour markets including regional specific loadings on the common factor. The method is applied to Australian data. The results show that equilibrium unemployment rate vary by region and over time. In terms of implications for policies to reduce unemployment, these results suggest a key potential role for regional policies.
Beveridge, D W, 311565
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Beveridge, D G, QX12225
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/371686Surname: BEVERIDGE
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