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Given that it is universally accepted that output gap uncertainty is a fact of life for all estimation methods & that output gap estimates are inevitably subject to large revisions, what we are therefore focussing on in this paper is the relative revisions performance of the EU’s PF method, not the absolute size of those revisions. Discover the essentials of understanding the output gap, from calculation methods to advantages, disadvantages, & real-world examples.

Mentioning: 15 – The gap between potential and actual output-the output gap-is a key variable for policymaking. This paper adapts the methodology developed in Blagrave and others (2015) to estimate the path of output gap in the U.S. economy. The results show that the output gap has considerably shrunk since the Great Recession, but still remains negative. While the results The paper adopts one of the latent variable approaches employing the state space model based on Kuttner (1994) and tries to estimate Japanese output gap from mid-1990s comparable with output gap measured by other methods.

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Özer Karagedikli and L. Christopher Plantier The output gap plays a crucial role in the thinking of many inflation targeting central banks. At the same time, real time estimates of the output gap undergo substantial revisions as more data become available. In this paper, we employ a state space framework to augment the simple Hodrick-Prescott filter with additional structural

Estimating the output gap in the Polish economy: VECM approach

Specifically, in our effort to forecast US output gaps, we use five machine learning algorithms (XGBoost, SVM, random forests, decision trees and long short-term memory) and the elastic net logistic Regression (logit) methodology from the field of econometrics as our benchmark method.

Potential output growth and output gaps: concept, uses and estimates Measures of potential output play a prominent role in a wide range of economic models as they are useful for distinguishing between medium-term trends and shorter-term cyclical movements in the economy. This article examines the concepts and uses of potential output and discusses different

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~A New Methodology for Estimating GDP Gap and Potential Output in Japan~ Mitsuru YOSHIDA4 【Abstract】 This paper explains the methodology that Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (CAO) uses to estimate GDP gap (output gap) and potential output, including a new methods for estimating the operation rate of capital stocks in manufacturing sector.

Abstract Compared to its central role in policy discussions in the United States and most other developed countries, the reliability of the measurement of the output gap has attracted relatively little academic study. Furthermore, both the academic literature and the debate among practitioners have tended to neglect a key factor. Although in a policy setting, it is necessary to

A Summary of Alternative Methods for Estimating Potential GDP

This chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the EUCAM for estimating potential output and the output gap. By systematically varying individual inputs within the EUCAM framework and observing their effects, the sensitivity analysis highlights the robustness of the model and the influence of specific variables on the resulting estimates. The chapter is structured as follows: Measuring productive potential and output gaps is critical for assessing macroeconomic performance. This paper focuses on methods to estimate potential output and structural budget deficits, providing insights into trends in capital, labor, and technology that influence sustainable growth and inflation pressures.

On the other hand, structural multivariate methods based on production functions, require a big amount of information which is somewhat difficult to be gathered at high frequency. Moreover they often produce quite volatile estimates of the output gap due to the fact that they mainly aim to derive a proper estimate of the potential output.

It outlines and compares various methods for measuring the potential output and thus output gap of an economy using the example of Moldova Estimating output gap for the U.K. Figure 2 presents estimates of the U.K. output gap obtained using the four methods described in this section: three filtering techniques and the BQ SVAR.

A Survey of Alternative Methodologies for Estimating Potential Output and the Output Gap* Inthis paper, wesurvey some techniques proposed in the literature to measure potential output. Given the reported shortcomings f univariate approaches ndmechanical f lters, w focus on three simple multivariate methodologies: themultivariate Beveridge-Nelson method logy (MBN), Cochrane’s Once PO has been estimated the cyclical position of a country, the output gap, can be calculated as a difference between actual and potential output (in percentage of PO). The output gap, together with the semi-elasticity of the budget balance to the cycle are first used to net-out headline budget balance (BB) from the cyclical components.

Estimating the history of the output gap using this method is not straightforward, partly because many of the indicators used in estimating the size of the output gap have a short time series. To date the OBR has applied these techniques back to 2007. Unfortunately, measuring the output gap is not an easy task. Different sets of assumptions can be used together with different econometric techniques to provide different measures of the output gap. One common assumption is that the output gap is some part of the transitory (cyclical) component of real output. The methods discussed in this paper make that assumption.

However, until now, a degree of uncertainty surrounding the estimate of the output gap remains within the commonly-agreed production function methodology (PF).

The gap between potential and actual output—the output gap—is a key variable for policymaking. This paper adapts the methodology developed in Blagrave and others (2015) to estimate the path of output gap in the U.S. economy. The results show that the output gap has considerably shrunk since the Great Recession, but still remains negative. Since 2002 the European Commission applies the Cobb-Douglas production function approach to obtain the output gap from the short-term deviations of labour and total factor productivity (TFP) from their potential. The cycle in unemployment is considered as an unobserved dynamic factor which is common to a labour cost indicator in a Phillips curve relationship, while the cycle in

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Real time estimation of potential output and output gap for theeuro-area: comparing production function with unobserved componentsand SVAR approaches Lemoine, Matthieu and Mazzi, Gian Luigi and Monperrus-Veroni, Paola and Reynes, Frédéric (DOI: 10.5089/9781451847932.001) This paper reviews a number of different methods that can be used to estimate potential output and the output gap. Measures of potential output and the output gap are useful to help identify the scope for sustainable noninflationary growth and to allow an assessment of the stance of macroeconomic policies. The paper then compares results from 36 Abstract GAP implements the EU’s Commonly Agreed Methodology (CAM) to estimate the output gap, i.e. the deviation of GDP from its potential, which is one key variable in the fiscal surveillance process emanating from the Stability and Growth Pact. Since 2002 the CAM applies a production function approach to derive the output gap from the cyclical deviations of labour

The EUCAM software is the officially validated tool for estimating potential growth and output gaps according to the European Union’s Commonly Agreed Methodology. The EUCAM software is the officially validated tool for estimating potential growth and output gaps according to the European Union’s Commonly Agreed Methodology. This EUCAM methodology, which is comprehensively described in Havik et al. (2014), has been agreed between the EU’s Member States during discussions held at regular meetings of the Potential output estimates and their role in the EU fiscal policy surveillance The surveillance of fiscal policies of EU Member States makes extensive use of estimates of the potential output and related concepts, including output gap and structural budget balance. This note provides an overview of these concepts, of their use and of some related issues.

Abstract This article presents three estimations of the output gap, one using the production function method, and the other two by establishing the long-term product using cointegration relationships (based on the production function of and the hypothesis of permanent income). It also presents an analysis of time-relationships between the estimated output gaps and

Abstract and Figures This paper reviews the methods used for estimating potential output in OECD countries and the use of the resulting We estimate a coefficient of correlation between the benchmark output gap and composite of statistical and structural output gaps.22 The benchmark output gap shows higher degree of correlation with both structural and statistical methods. Abstract We examine the importance of adjusting output gap frameworks during large-scale disruptions, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. Such adaptation can be crucial given the impact of such episodes on the reliability of time-series models and the inherent need for stability in output gap methods.

Methodology for Estimating Output Gap and Potential Growth Rate: An Update* Abstract This paper explains the new methodology for calculating Japan’s output gap and potential growth rate, both of which are regularly estimated and released by the Research and Statistics Department of the Bank of Japan.

Estimating the output gap is difficult since potential growth is not directly observable whilst actual GDP is subject to significant historical / forecast revisions. Given the large uncertainty surrounding output gap estimates, due care must be taken in interpreting their size and evolution. Key words: Bayesian methods, business cycles, potential output, output gaps, structural estimation *School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas. Richardson, TX 75080, USA. Email: [email protected] †Corresponding author: Macroeconomic Modeling Department, Banco de la República, Colombia. Abstract This paper considers the appropriate definition of the output gap for the purposes of examining the sustainability of the public finances and the uncertainties to which output gap estimates are subject. A range of estimation methods are presented and it is shown that output gap uncertainty is substantial in the UK. Revisions owing to the arrival of new data are on

The concepts of potential growth and the output gap form a crucial part of the toolkit for assessing the cyclical position of the economy and its productive capacity. These concepts have become an essential ingredient of the fiscal surveillance process emanating from the Stability and Growth Pact. Estimating the output gap is difficult since potential growth is not