Philippe Goulet Coulombe

Séminaires thématiques
big data and econometrics seminar

Philippe Goulet Coulombe

UQAM
Can machine learning catch the Covid-19 recession?
à distance
Date(s)
Mardi 12 octobre 2021| 14:00 - 15:30
Contact(s)

Michel Lubrano : michel.lubrano[at]univ-amu.fr
Pierre Michel : pierre.michel[at]univ-amu.fr

Résumé

Based on evidence gathered from a newly built large macroeconomic dataset (MD) for the UK, labelled UK-MD and comparable to similar datasets for the United States and Canada, it seems the most promising avenue for forecasting during the pandemic is to allow for general forms of nonlinearity by using machine learning (ML) methods. But not all nonlinear ML methods are alike. For instance, some do not allow to extrapolate (like regular trees and forests) and some do (when complemented with linear dynamic components). This and other crucial aspects of ML-based forecasting in unprecedented times are studied in an extensive pseudo-out-of-sample exercise.

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