Exploring the international linkages of the euro area: a global VAR analysis

Stephane Dees; Filippo di Mauro; M. Hashem Pesaran; L. Vanessa Smith

doi:10.1002/jae.932

Exploring the international linkages of the euro area: a global VAR analysis

Stephane Dees, Filippo di Mauro, M. Hashem Pesaran, L. Vanessa Smith

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This paper presents a quarterly global model combining individual country vector error-correcting models in which the domestic variables are related to the country-specific foreign variables. The global VAR (GVAR) model is estimated for 26 countries, the euro area being treated as a single economy, over the period 1979–2003. It advances research in this area in a number of directions. In particular, it provides a theoretical framework where the GVAR is derived as an approximation to a global unobserved common factor model. Using average pair-wise cross-section error correlations, the GVAR approach is shown to be quite effective in dealing with the common factor interdependencies and international co-movements of business cycles. It develops a sieve bootstrap procedure for simulation of the GVAR as a whole, which is then used in testing the structural stability of the parameters, and for establishing bootstrap confidence bounds for the impulse responses. Finally, in addition to generalized impulse responses, the current paper considers the use of the GVAR for ‘structural’ impulse response analysis with focus on external shocks for the euro area economy, particularly in response to shocks to the US.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-38
Number of pages	38
Journal	Journal of Applied Econometrics
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.932
Publication status	Published - Jan 2007

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