Tests of Equal Accuracy for Nested Models with Estimated Factors

51 Pages Posted: 6 Oct 2015 Last revised: 6 Mar 2019

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Sílvia Gonçalves

University of Montreal - Department of Economics; McGill University - Department of Economics

Michael W. McCracken

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Benoit Perron

University of Montreal - Department of Economics; Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organization (CIRANO); University of Montreal - Center for Interuniversity Research in Econometrics

Date Written: September, 2015

Abstract

In this paper we develop asymptotics for tests of equal predictive ability between nested models when factor-augmented regression models are used to forecast. We provide conditions under which the estimation of the factors does not affect the asymptotic distributions developed in Clark and McCracken (2001) and McCracken (2007). This enables researchers to use the existing tabulated critical values when conducting inference. As an intermediate result, we derive the asymptotic properties of the principal components estimator over recursive windows. We provide simulation evidence on the finite sample effects of factor estimation and apply the tests to the case of forecasting excess returns to the S&P 500 Composite Index.

Keywords: factor models, out-of-sample forecasts, recursive estimation

JEL Classification: C12, C32, C38, C52

Suggested Citation

Goncalves, Silvia and McCracken, Michael W. and Perron, Benoit, Tests of Equal Accuracy for Nested Models with Estimated Factors (September, 2015). FRB St. Louis Working Paper No. 2015-25, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2669857

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