Massimiliano Marcellino
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Research Topics

 Forecasting

  Aggregation

 Large panels

 Model comparison

 Empirical analyses

Economic cycle        

 

 

 

Forecasting 

(2008) "A Benchmark for Models of Growth and Inflation", Journal of
Forecasting, forthcoming.

(2008) "Factor-MIDAS for Now- andForecasting with Ragged-Edge Data: A
Model Comparison for German GDP"
, with Christian Schumacher, CEPR WP
6708.

(2008) "Forecasting Macroeconomic Variables Using Diffusion Indexes in
Short Samples with Structural Change
", with Anindya Banerjee and Igor
Masten, CEPR WP 6706.

(2008) "Forecasting Euro-Area Variables with German Pre-EMU Data",
with Ralf Bruggemann and Helmut Lutkepohl, Journal of Forecasting,
forthcoming.

(2007) "Pooling Based Data Interpolation and Backdating", Journal of Time
Series Analysis, 28, 53-71.

(2006) "A Comparison of Direct and Iterated AR Methods for Forecasting
Macroeconomic Series h-Steps Ahead"
, with Jim Stock and Mark Watson,
Journal of Econometrics, 135, 499-526.

(2006) "Are There any Reliable Leading Indicators for the US Inflation and
GDP Growth?"
, with Anindya Banerjee, International Journal of Forecasting,
22, 137-151.

(2006) "Forecasting Macroeconomic Variables for the Accession Countries",
with Anindya Banerjee and Igor Masten, in Artis, M., Banerjee, A. and
Marcellino, M. (eds.), The European Enlargement: Prospects and Challenges,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

(2005) "Modelling and Forecasting Fiscal Variables for the Euro Area", with
Carlo Favero, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 67, 755-783.

(2005) "Leading Indicators for Euro Area Inflation and GDP Growth", with
Anindya Banerjee and Igor Masten, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and
Statistics, 67, 785-813.

(2005) "Factor Forecasts for the UK", with Mike Artis and Anindya Banerjee,
Journal of Forecasting, 24, 279-298.

(2005) "Instability and Non-Linearity in the EMU", in Costas Milas, Philip
Rothman and Dick van Dijk (eds.), Nonlinear Time Series Analysis of
Business Cycles, Elsevier.

(2005) "A Comparison of Direct and Iterated AR Methods for Forecasting
Macroeconomic Series h-Steps Ahead"
, with Jim Stock and Mark Watson,
CEPR WP 4976

(2005) "Leading indicators: What have we learned?" in preparation for
Handbook of Econometrics: Economic Forecasts, CEPR WP 4977

(2005) "Forecasting macroeconomic variables for the accession countries"
with Anindya Banerjee and Igor Masten, in Artis, M., Banerjee, A, and Marcellino,
M. (eds.), The European Enlargement: Prospects and Challenges, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, forthcoming. Earlier version IGIER WP 260

(2003) "Forecasting EMU macroeconomic variables", International Journal of
Forecasting, Vol 20, 359-72 

(2003) "Macroeconomic forecasting in the Euro area: country specific versus Euro
wide information"
, with Jim Stock and Mark Watson, European Economic Review, 47, 1-18.

(2003) "Forecast pooling for short time series of macroeconomic variables" , Oxford
Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
, 66, pp.91-112

(2003) "Leading indicators for the Euro area inflation and GDP growth", with
Anindya Banerjee and Igor Masten, CEPR WP 3893.

(2003) "Are there any reliable leading indicators for the US inflation and GDP
growth?",
with Anindya Banerjee, IGIER WP 236.

(2003) "Forecasting fiscal variables", with Carlo Favero. mimeo

(2002)  "Robust Decision Theory and the Lucas Critique", with Mark Salmon,
Macroeconomic Dynamics. Vol 6, p.167-185 

(2002) "Instability and non-linearity in the EMU", CEPR WP 3312.

(2002) "Forecast pooling for short time series of macroeconomic variables" , Oxford
Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
, Vol 66, p.91-112.

(2002) "Factor based index tracking", with Francesco Corielli, CEPR WP 3265.

(2001) "Fiscal forecasting: the track record of IMF, OECD and EC", with Mike Artis,
Econometrics Journal, 4, s20-s36.

(2001) "Factor forecasts for the UK", with Mike Artis and Anindya Banerjee, CEPR WP 3119,
published in Journal of Forecasting, 2004

(2000) "Forecast Bias and MSFE encompassing", Oxford Bulletin of Economics and
Statistics
, 62, 533-542.

(1999) "Ex Post and Ex Ante Analysis of Provisional Data", with Giampiero Gallo,
Journal of Forecasting
, 18, 421-433.

(1998) "The informational content of commodity prices", with Giampiero Gallo and
Pravin Trivedi. Mimeo

 

Aggregation

(2007) "Pooling-based interpolation and backdating", Journal of Time Series
Analysis, 28, 53-71.

(2006) “Interpolation with a large information set”, with Elena Angelini and
Jerome Henry, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 30, 2693-2724.

(2004) "Stochastic processes subject to time-scale transformations", with Ocsar Jorda,
Journal of Time Series Analysis, 25, pp.873-894

(2000) "Linear aggregation with common trends and cycles", Research in Economics,
54, 117-131.

(2000) "Stochastic processes subject to time-scale transformations", with Oscar Jorda,
IGIER WP 164.

(1999) "Some consequences of temporal aggregation for empirical analysis" , Journal
of Business and Economic Statistics, 17, 129-136.

(1998) "Temporal disaggregation, missing observations, outliers, and forecasting: a
unifying non-model based procedure"
, Advances in Econometrics, 13, 181-202.

(1998) "Aggregazione e disaggregazione temporale di processi ARMA", Annali di
Statistica
, 15, 9-24.

(1996) "Aggregazione di processi I(2)" Atti della XXXVIII riunione scientifica della
Società Italiana di Statistica, vol 2, 549-556.


Large panels 

(2008) "Factor Analysis in a New-Keynesian Model", with Andreas Beyer,
Roger Famer and Jerome Henry, Econometrics Journal, forthcoming.

(2008) "Factor Augmented Error Correction Models", with Anindya
Banerjee, CEPR WP 6707

(2008) "Factor-MIDAS for now- and forecasting with ragged-edge data: A
model comparison for German GDP"
, with Christian Schumacher, CEPR WP
6708.

(2007) "Sectoral survey-based confidence indicators for Europe", with
Andrea Carriero, IGIER WP 320.

(2006), "A Parametric Estimation Method for Dynamic Factor Models of
Large Dimensions"
, with G. Kapetanios, CEPR WP 5620.

(2006) "Impulse response functions from structural dynamic factor models:
A Monte Carlo evaluation"
, with G. Kapetanios, CEPR WP 5621.

(2006) "Interpolation with a Large Information Set", with Elena Angelini and
Jerome Henry, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 30, 2693-2724.

(2006) "Regional inflation dynamics within and across euro area countries
and a comparison with the US"
, with Guenter Beck and Kirstin Hubrich, ECB
WP 681.

(2006) "Factor Based Index Tracking", with Francesco Corielli, Journal of
Banking and Finance, 30, 2215-2233.

(2005) "Large Datasets, Small Models and Monetary Policy in Europe", with
Carlo Favero, CLM Economia, 249-269.

(2005) "Factor Forecasts for the UK", with Mike Artis and Anindya Banerjee,
Journal of Forecasting, 24, 279-298.

(2005) "Principal Components at Work: The Empirical Analysis of Monetary
Policy with Large Datasets"
, with Carlo Favero and Francesca Neglia, Journal
of Applied Econometrics, 20, 603-620.

(2005) "Testing for PPP: Should We Use Panel Methods?", with Anindya
Banerjee and Chiara Osbat, Empirical Economics, 30, 77-91.

(2004) "Metodi di Stima per Modelli a Fattori Dinamici di Grande Dimensione",
Atti della XLII riunione scientifica della Società Italiana di Statistica, forthcoming

(2004) "Some cautions on the use of panel methods for integrated series of
macro-economic" with Anindya Banerjee and Chiara Osbat, Econometrics Journal, 7, pp.322-340

(2004) "Principal components at work: the empirical analysis of monetary policy
with large datasets", with Carlo Favero and Francesca Neglia, Journal of Applied Econometrics

(2003) "Macroeconomic forecasting in the Euro area: country specific versus Euro
wide information"
, with Jim Stock and Mark Watson, European Economic Review, 47, 1-18. 

(2003) "Interpolation with a large information set", with Elena Angelini and
Jerome Henry, ECB WP 252.

(2003) "A comparison of estimation methods for dynamic factor models of large
dimensions", with George Kapetanios. Mimeo

(2002) "Principal components at work: the empirical analysis of monetary policy with large datasets", with Carlo Favero and Francesca Neglia, IGIER WP 223.

(2002) "Factor based index tracking", with Francesco Corielli, CEPR WP 3265.

(2001) "Factor forecasts for the UK", with Mike Artis and Anindya Banerjee, IGIER WP 203, published in Journal of Forecasting

(2001) "Large datasets, small models and monetary policy in Europe", with Carlo Favero, CEPR WP.

(2001) "Testing for PPP: Should We Use Panel Methods?", with Anindya Banerjee
and Chiara Osbat, IGIER WP 186, published in Empirical Economics (2004)

(2000) "A dynamic factor analysis of the EMU", with Jim Stock and Mark Watson.
mimeo

(2000) "Some cautions on the use of panel methods for integrated series of macro-economic", with Anindya Banerjee and Chiara Osbat, IGIER WP 170.


Model comparison

(1999) "Model selection for nonlinear dynamic models", IGIER WP 159.

(1999) "Confronto di modelli non annidati non correttamente specificati" , with
Chiara Monfardini, Atti della XXXIX riunione scientifica della Società Italiana di Statistica.


Empirical analyses

(2007) "A Macroeconometric Model for the Euro Economy", with Christian
Dreger, Journal of Policy Modeling, 29, 1-13.

(2007) "Econometric Analyses with Backdated Data: Unified Germany and
the Euro Area"
, with Elena Angelini, ECB WP 752.

(2006) "Some Stylized Facts on Fiscal Policy in the Euro Area", Journal of
Macroeconomics, 28, 461-479.

(2006) "Regional Inflation Dynamics within and across Euro Area Countries
and a Comparison with the US"
, with Guenter Beck and Kirstin Hubrich, ECB
WP 681.

(2006) "TFP, Costs and Public Infrastructure: An Equivocal Relationship",
with Eliana La Ferrara, in Artis, M., Banerjee, A. and Marcellino, M. (eds.),
The European Enlargement: Prospects and Challenges, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.

(2005) The European Enlargement: Prospects and Challenges, (Book) with
Michael Artis and Anindya Banerjee (eds), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

(2004) "Characterizing business cycles for accession countries", with Mike Artis and
Tommaso Proietti. IGIER WP 261 

(2003) "Dating the Euro area business cycle", with Mike Artis and Tommaso Proietti,
CEPR WP 3696, published in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics in 2004.

(2003) "The transmission mechanism in a changing world", with Michael Artis and
Ana Galvao, CEPR WP 4014.

(2002) "Modelling High-Frequency Foreign Exchange Data Dynamics", with
Oscar Jorda, Macroeconomic Dynamics, 7, pp.618-635

(2002) "A Markov-switching vector equilibrium correction model of the UK labour
market"
, with Hans-Martin Krolzig and Grayham Mizon, Empirical Economics, 27, 233-254.

(2002) "Some stylized facts on non systematic fiscal policy in the Euro area", CEPR WP 3635, published on Journal of Macroeconomics.

(2001) "Small system modelling of real wages, inflation, unemployment and output
per capita in Italy 1970-1994"
, with Grayham Mizon, Journal of Applied Econometrics,
16, 359-370.

(2000) "Modelling shifts in the wage-price and unemployment-inflation relationships
in Italy, Poland and the UK"
, with Grayham Mizon, Economic Modeling, 17, 387-413.

(2000) "Public capital and economic performance: Evidence from Italy", with Federico Bonaglia and Eliana La Ferrara, Giornale degli Economisti, Vol 60, pp.221-244

(2000) "The solvency of government finances in Europe", with Mike Artis, in
Banca d´Italia (ed.), Fiscal Sustainability, .209-241.

(1995) "Un´analisi econometrica delle relazioni tra variabili fiscali, Pil e inflazione",
Giornale degli Economisti, 54, 103-128.


Economic cycle

(2007) "The Transmission Mechanism in a Changing World", with Michael
Artis and Ana Galvao, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 22, 39-61.

(2007) "A Comparison of Methods for the Construction of Composite
Coincident and Leading Indexes for the UK"
, with Andrea Carriero,
International Journal of Forecasting, 23, 219-236

(2007) "Monitoring the Economy of the Euro Area: A Comparison of
Composite Coincident Indexes
", with Andrea Carriero, IGIER WP 319.

(2007) "Sectoral Survey-Based Confidence Indicators for Europe", with
Andrea Carriero, IGIER WP 320.

(2006) "Leading Indicators", in Elliott, G., Granger, C.W.J. and
Timmermann, A. (eds), Handbook of Economic Forecasts, Amsterdam:
Elsevier.

(2006) "Characterizing Business cycles for Accession Countries", with Mike
Artis and Tommaso Proietti, in Artis, M., Banerjee, A. and Marcellino, M.
(eds.), The European Enlargement: Prospects and Challenges, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.

(2005) "Characterizing Business Cycles for Accession Countries", with Mike
Artis and Tommaso Proietti, Journal of Business Cycle Measurement and
Analysis, 2, 7-41.

(2005) "Dating the Euro Area Business Cycle", with Mike Artis and
Tommaso Proietti, in Reichlin, L. (ed.), The Euro Area Business Cycle:
Stylized Facts and Measurement Issues, CEPR.