The analysis sheds light on how well preliminary data approximate final data and on how policymakers might condition their view of the preliminary data when formulating policy actions. The results suggest that monetary policy shocks and multifactor productivity shocks lead to predictable revisions to the initial release data on output growth and inflation.
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Analyzing Data Revisions with a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model
September 2014
WP 14-29 - The authors use a structural dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model to investigate how initial data releases of key macroeconomic aggregates are related to final revised versions and how identified aggregate shocks influence data revisions.
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