We compare machine learning techniques to a large Bayesian VAR for nowcasting and forecasting world merchandise trade. We focus on how the predictive performance of the machine learning models changes when they have... →
Eén van de beleidsinstrumenten waarmee nationale toezichthouders banken kunnen verplichten om buffers aan te houden is de contracyclische kapitaalbuffer (CCyB). In theorie zou het verhogen van de CCyB kunnen leiden tot... →
The CPB World Trade Monitor shows that the volume of world trade increased 0.5% in March, having decreased 1.1% in February (initial estimate -1.7%), and growth in 2019Q1 was -0.3% (-0.6% in 2018Q4). →