West, Kenneth D. Asymptotic inference about predictive ability. (English) Zbl 0854.62101 Econometrica 64, No. 5, 1067-1084 (1996). Summary: This paper develops procedures for inference about the moments of smooth functions of out-of-sample predictions and prediction errors, when there is a long time series of predictions and realizations. The aim is to provide tools for analysis of predictive accuracy and efficiency, and, more generally, of predictive ability. The paper allows for nonnested and nonlinear models, as well as for possible dependence of predictions and prediction errors on estimated regression parameters. Simulations indicate that the procedures can work well in samples of size typically available. Cited in 3 ReviewsCited in 116 Documents MSC: 62P20 Applications of statistics to economics 62M20 Inference from stochastic processes and prediction 91B84 Economic time series analysis Keywords:forecast evaluation; model comparison; simulations; moments of smooth functions; out-of-sample predictions; prediction errors; efficiency; predictive ability; nonlinear models; estimated regression parameters PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{K. D. West}, Econometrica 64, No. 5, 1067--1084 (1996; Zbl 0854.62101) Full Text: DOI