Adaptive learning forecasting,with applications in forecasting agricultural prices |
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Institution: | 1. Queen’s Management School, Queen’s University Belfast, BT9 5EE, UK;2. Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia |
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Abstract: | We introduce a new forecasting methodology, referred to as adaptive learning forecasting, that allows for both forecast averaging and forecast error learning. We analyze its theoretical properties and demonstrate that it provides a priori MSE improvements under certain conditions. The learning rate based on past forecast errors is shown to be non-linear. This methodology is of wide applicability and can provide MSE improvements even for the simplest benchmark models. We illustrate the method’s application using data on agricultural prices for several agricultural products, as well as on real GDP growth for several of the corresponding countries. The time series of agricultural prices are short and show an irregular cyclicality that can be linked to economic performance and productivity, and we consider a variety of forecasting models, both univariate and bivariate, that are linked to output and productivity. Our results support both the efficacy of the new method and the forecastability of agricultural prices. |
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Keywords: | Adaptive learning Agricultural prices Forecasting methods Model averaging Real GDP growth |
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