addition, widely used regression models have not been evaluated in terms of ex-ante forecasting. In this paper we analyze the … particularly provide a comparison of linear and nonlinear models with respect to ex-ante forecasting. In terms of average ranks of …

-ante forecasting. In this paper we analyze the impact of exchange rate uncertainty on specific categories of exports and imports for 13 …. Parametric threshold models are found to outperform linear regression models in terms of fitting and ex-ante forecasting. In …

factor models with GARCH dynamics (GARCH(1,1)-M, IGARCH(1,1)-M, Nonlinear Asymmetrie GARCH(1,1)-M and Glosten …-Jagannathan-Runkle GARCH(1,1)-M) and three different distributions for the disturbances (Normal, Student's t and Generalized Error Distribution … compared with forecasts based on individual GARCH(1,1)-M models, static factor models, naive, random walk and exponential …