Banbura et al 2013 - Now-casting and the Real-Time Data Flow

Routing Summary

Full capture of Bańbura, Giannone, Modugno & Reichlin (2013), ECB Working Paper 1564 (substitute for the closed-access Mariano & Murasawa 2003, whose aggregation scheme it reproduces), plus one concept note on sensor fusion (E96-E99). 6 notes.

Concept Map

ConceptNoteTypeDepends OnKey Result
Mariano-Murasawa aggregationBanbura 2013 - Mixed Frequency State Space and Mariano-Murasawa AggregationdefinitionLinear-Gaussian State-Space Modelsweights 1,2,3,2,1
Dynamic factor nowcastBanbura 2013 - Factor Models, Estimation and the Ragged EdgedefinitionThe Kalman FilterEM ML is state of the art
NewsBanbura 2013 - News Decomposition and Real-Time VintagestheoremKalman momentsrevision = weighted news
Bridge / MIDASBanbura 2013 - Partial Models and the Empirical GDP Applicationdefinitionnoneno news available
Sensor fusionBanbura 2013 - Sensor Fusion in State-Space Form (Concept Note)conceptall aboverank, bias, drift checks

Notes

Sources

  • Banbura Giannone Modugno Reichlin 2013 - Now-casting and the Real-Time Data Flow

See Also

Linear-Gaussian State-Space Models · Marginal Likelihood via the Kalman Filter · The RTS Smoother