Model selection and model combination is a general problem in many areas. Especially, when we have several different candidate models and also have gathered a new data set, we want to construct a more accurate and precise model in order to help predict future events. In this paper, we propose a...

A general statistical modeling problem is that given a class of competing models and new data, how one can improve the overall model performance. In general, there exist two solutions for this problem, namely model selection and model combination. Model selection is to select a single best model...

Inflation derivatives have been widely used by various institutions to transfer or hedge inflation risks. They have experienced substantial growth since early 2000s and a liquid market has been developing in both Europe and U.S. In order to price inflation derivatives, calculate their risks or...