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dc.titleReal/Dollar Exchange Rate Prediction Combining Machine Learning and Fundamental Models
dc.contributor.authorPompeu, Gustavo
dc.contributor.authorRossi, José Luiz
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Office in Brazil
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageSouthern Cone
dc.date.available2022-09-29T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2022-09-29T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractThe study of the predictability of exchange rates has been a very recurring theme on the economics literature for decades, and very often is not possible to beat a random walk prediction, particularly when trying to forecast short time periods. Although there are several studies about exchange rate forecasting in general, predictions of specifically Brazilian real (BRL) to United States dollar (USD) exchange rates are very hard to find in the literature. The objective of this work is to predict the specific BRL to USD exchange rates by applying machine learning models combined with fundamental theories from macroeconomics, such as monetary and Taylor rule models, and compare the results to those of a random walk model by using the root mean squared error (RMSE) and the Diebold-Mariano (DM) test. We show that it is possible to beat the random walk by these metrics.
dc.format.extent33
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004491
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/RealDollar-Exchange-Rate-Prediction-Combining-Machine-Learning-and-Fundamental-Models.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectExchange Rate
dc.subjectInterest Rate
dc.subjectRating
dc.subject.jelcodeN76 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeC22 - Time-Series Models • Dynamic Quantile Regressions • Dynamic Treatment Effect Models • Diffusion Processes
dc.subject.jelcodeC53 - Forecasting and Prediction Methods • Simulation Methods
dc.subject.jelcodeQ47 - Energy Forecasting
dc.subject.keywordsmacroeconomics;fundamental theories;R software;statistics;prediction
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02560
idb.operationRG-T3276
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