Macroeconomic Uncertainty Indices Based on Nowcast and Forecast Error Distributions

  • Authors: Barbara Rossi.
  • American Economic Review, Papers & Proceedings

We propose new indices to measure macroeconomic uncertainty. The indices measure how unexpected a realization of a representative macroeconomic variable is relative to the unconditional forecast error distribution. We use forecast error distributions based on the nowcasts and forecasts of the Survey of Professional Forecasters. We further compare the new indices with those proposed in the literature and assess their macroeconomic impact.

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