This study uses quantile regression to analyze U.S. firms' capital structure across different leverage levels.
problem Empirical determinants of capital structure adjustment in various macroeconomic states.
method Quantile regression method to investigate firm-specific and macroeconomic characteristics.
result Long-term and short-term debt ratios adjust at different speeds, with short-term debt increasing and long-term debt decreasing over time.
Business cycles affect startup valuations, both directly and indirectly.
problem How do business cycles impact startup valuations?
method Structural Equation Model approach using a dataset of 1,089 venture capital investments.
result Business cycles impact startup valuations both directly and indirectly.
Study shows how macroeconomic news affects intraday price and order flow dynamics.
problem Understanding how macroeconomic news impacts intraday price and order flow dynamics.
method Structural VAR model identified through heteroskedasticity, estimated at one-second frequency for each 15-minute interval.
result Macroeconomic news announcements reshape price-flow dynamics, with significant impacts on price and flow impacts at the one-second horizon.
The paper identifies key macroeconomic events affecting exchange rate volatility.
problem Understanding which macroeconomic events impact exchange rate volatility.
method Data-driven approach to select relevant macroeconomic events using sparsity-based methods.
result The identified macroeconomic events significantly impact exchange rate volatility.
The study analyzes macroeconomic factors affecting copper futures volatility and long-term correlation with S&P 500.
problem Understanding the impact of macroeconomic variables on copper futures volatility and long-term correlation.
method Employed GARCH-MIDAS and DCC-MIDAS modeling frameworks to examine the influence of low-frequency macroeconomic variables on copper futures returns and long-term correlation with S&P 500.
result PPI is the most efficient macroeconomic variable impacting copper futures returns, and MIDAS filter improves model fitness and long-run relationship.
Study shows economic downturn increases default rates for Moroccan banks.
problem Analyzing the impact of economic conditions on borrower default rates.
method Econometric modeling of a Moroccan bank's default rate distribution.
result Economic downturn positively impacts default rates for borrowers.
Study shows diverse data sources improve cryptocurrency forecasting models.
problem Improving cryptocurrency market forecasting accuracy.
method Integrating various data types, including on-chain metrics, traditional indices, and macroeconomic indicators.
result Data source diversity significantly enhances forecasting model performance.
Study finds public procurement awards, especially NGEU-funded ones, boost new lending.
problem Understanding the impact of public procurement on new lending.
method Panel data local projections model, controlling for various factors.
result Public procurement awards, particularly NGEU-funded ones, significantly increase new lending.
We study association between macroeconomic news and stock market returns using the statistical theory of copulas, and a new comprehensive measure of news based on the indexing of news wires. We find the impact of economic news on equity returns to be nonlinear and asymmetric. In particular, controlling for economic con…
Improved volatility forecasts for U.S. stocks using social media and news data.
problem Challenges in forecasting equity market volatility due to infrequency and variability of macroeconomic announcements.
method Estimating public attention and sentiment towards scheduled macroeconomic variables using various data sources and machine learning.
result Significant improvement in volatility forecasts for U.S. stocks, up to 14.99% on average.
A model simulates how different types of traders react to macroeconomic news.
problem Understanding how various market participants respond to macroeconomic surprises.
method Developed a calibrated data generation process (DGP) with four trader archetypes and a Monte Carlo simulation.
result Higher information and lower risk-averse traders take larger positions and achieve higher average wealth.
The International Trade Network (ITN) is the network formed by trade relationships between world countries. The complex structure of the ITN impacts important economic processes such as globalization, competitiveness, and the propagation of instabilities. Modeling the structure of the ITN in terms of simple macroeconom…
Expert system predicts credit card charge-offs using macroeconomic indicators.
problem Managing charge-off rates in the credit card industry.
method Developed an expert system using machine learning and macroeconomic indicators.
result Achieved mean squared error values of 1.15E-03 and 1.04E-03.
Paper finds significant impact of stock market swings on equity risk premium predictability.
problem Predicting equity risk premium based on stock market behavior changes.
method Introduced Bullish Index and used FDMAA for returns analysis; considered 28 indicators.
result Positive shocks in Bullish Index correlate with strong equity risk premium predictability for up to six months, while negative shocks correlate for up to nine months.
Investigates the impact of narrow banking on macroeconomics.
problem The risks and benefits of a full reserve requirement on demand deposits.
method Extended Goodwin-Keen model with time deposits and central bank reserves; numerical examples.
result Narrow banking does not reduce economic growth but improves financial stability.
Throughout economic history, the global economy has experienced recurring crises. The persistent recurrence of such economic crises calls for an understanding of their generic features rather than treating them as singular events. The global economic system is a highly complex system and can best be viewed in terms of …
Paper develops models to forecast private equity fund cash flows.
problem Limited literature on illiquid alternative asset cash flow forecasting.
method Develops benchmark model and two novel approaches (direct vs. indirect) using LSTM/GRU models and macroeconomic indicators.
result Direct model performs better and aligns with actual cash flows, but indirect model's performance is less clear.
This study models AI traders' impact on financial markets using a multi-agent framework.
problem Lack of a comprehensive model to assess AI traders' effects on market price formation and volatility.
method Developed a multi-agent market model with microfoundations of the GARCH model.
result Validated the model through simulations and analyzed AI traders' impact.
Study assesses the impact of Basel III reforms on Bangladeshi banks.
problem Impact of Basel III liquidity and capital requirements on Bangladeshi banks.
method Panel data analysis with fixed effects, including macroeconomic variables.
result Higher capital and liquidity requirements negatively affect banks' profitability but positively impact interest rates and private sector lending.
Transformer model with mixed-frequency data improves stock volatility prediction.
problem Improving stock volatility prediction using mixed-frequency data.
method Transformer model trained on mixed-frequency data (GARCH-MIDAS model for frequency alignment).
result Transformer model reduces mean square error from 1.00 to 0.86.
TRR detects stock portfolio crashes by simulating human reasoning.
problem Detecting stock portfolio crashes with limited historical data.
method Temporal Relational Reasoning (TRR) framework.
result TRR outperforms state-of-the-art techniques in detecting stock portfolio crashes.
Study finds short-term wage increases due to COVID-19, contrary to expectations.
problem Impact of COVID-19 on wages over time.
method Empirical analysis controlling for GDP as a demand proxy.
result Short-term positive wage effect, contrary to expectations.
Model predicts internal fraud in retail banking is cyclical and influenced by corruption.
problem Predicting and mitigating internal fraud losses in retail banking.
method Developed a dynamic model considering internal factors and macroeconomic indicators.
result Internal fraud losses are pro-cyclical and positively affected by corruption perceptions.
Derives formula for present value of future consumer goods multiplier.
problem Evaluating the present value of future consumer goods investments.
method Derives a formula based on geometric sequence and investigates macroeconomic implications.
result The present value of the future consumer goods multiplier is close to one.
The paper sets limits on the accuracy of macroeconomic forecasts based on statistical moments and trade volumes.
problem Uncertainty in predicting macroeconomic variables like prices and returns.
method Defines theoretical lower bounds of uncertainty and upper limits on forecast accuracy based on statistical moments and trade volumes.
result Accuracy of forecasts of probabilities of macroeconomic variables doesn't exceed Gaussian approximations.
Analyzes how economic policies affect wealth distribution in Bitcoin token economy.
problem Impact of economic policies on wealth distribution in token economies.
method Eliminated noise in wealth distribution data using macroeconomic and microeconomic time series. Causality analysis between BIPs and wealth distribution data.
result Proposed a structure for economic policy taxonomy in token economies.
Cryptocurrency forecasting model considers macro, sentiment, and technical indicators.
problem High price volatility in cryptocurrency markets.
method Dual-prediction mechanism incorporating macroeconomic fluctuations, technical indicators, and individual cryptocurrency price changes.
result The proposed model outperforms ten comparison methods in short-term cryptocurrency forecasting.
Complexity science offers new insights into macroeconomics and finance.
problem Insufficient understanding of economic and financial phenomena.
method Adopting complexity science to better understand complex systems.
result Complex system characteristics can benefit financial analysts, regulators, and policymakers.
The paper uses machine learning to forecast macroeconomic outcomes with high-dimensional data.
problem Forecasting the full conditional distribution of macroeconomic outcomes.
method Systematically integrating three key principles: high-dimensional data with regularization, rigorous out-of-sample validation, and incorporating nonlinearities.
result Regularization via shrinkage is essential to control model complexity, while nonlinearities yield limited improvements in predictive accuracy.
Two models predict similar high-frequency price dynamics but differ in low-frequency impact strength.
problem Understanding the relationship between market prices and fundamental information.
method Comparing a microfounded linear model with a data-driven model at high and low frequencies.
result Both models predict similar high-frequency price dynamics but differ in low-frequency impact strength.
The study examines how market trade randomness influences price and return volatility.
problem The accuracy of predicting market-based volatilities and macroeconomic variables is limited.
method Analyzes time series of trade values and volumes, and develops econometric methodologies for predicting volatilities.
result Current macroeconomic models underestimate the accuracy of predicting market-based volatilities and macroeconomic variables.
Educational game on crypto investment helps students grasp macroeconomics.
problem Weak connections between microeconomic decision-making and macroeconomic concepts in classroom games.
method Design and study of an educational game on cryptocurrency investment.
result Engages students in understanding macroeconomics through incentivized individual investment decisions.
Study finds macroeconomic indicators predict health workforce and infrastructure measures.
problem Evaluating the predictive value of macroeconomic indicators for public health targets.
method Examined multiple forecasting approaches including neural networks, generalized additive models, random forests, and time series models with exogenous indicators.
result Macroeconomic indicators provide consistent and reproducible predictive signals for health workforce and infrastructure measures, but less so for other targets.
Study shows feedback effect between capital flows volatility and financial stability in DRC.
problem Volatility of capital flows can undermine financial stability in DRC.
method Dynamic regression model and vector autoregressive (VAR) model to analyze feedback effects and policy impacts.
result Feedback effect between capital flows volatility and financial stability exists in DRC, but policies do not effectively mitigate volatility.
This study analyzes how the Indian stock market reacts to budget announcements using fractal methods.
problem Understanding the impact of Union Budget announcements on the Indian stock market.
method Utilizes fractal interpolation function and fractal dimensional analysis to study the NIFTY50 index over -15 to +15 days post-budget day.
result The budget announcements significantly affect the Indian stock market, as evidenced by average abnormal return and cumulative abnormal return.
Large financial dataset tracks FOMC communications and their impact.
problem Understanding how FOMC communications influence financial markets.
method Constructed a large annotated dataset of FOMC speeches, minutes, and transcripts. Developed a hawk-dove classification task. Evaluated various models on the dataset and used RoBERTa-large for monetary policy stance measurement.
result Monetary policy stance measures derived from FOMC documents predict market performance.
News attention to financial intermediaries and crises predicts excess bond premium and macroeconomic movements.
problem Drivers of the excess bond premium (EBP).
method News attention to 180 topics captures up to 80% of EBP variation and forecasts macroeconomic movements.
result News attention to financial intermediaries and crises drives up the EBP and predicts macroeconomic downturns.
Machine Learning improves macroeconomic forecasting by capturing nonlinearities.
problem Improving macroeconomic forecasting accuracy.
method Study four features (nonlinearities, regularization, cross-validation, loss function) in data-rich and data-poor environments.
result Nonlinearity is the key to improving forecasting accuracy.
Multi-layered networks link financial and macroeconomic dynamics.
problem Understanding the relationship between financial and macroeconomic dynamics.
method Multi-layered networks and network theory coupled with econometric techniques.
result Core-periphery structures in financial and macroeconomic networks are similar.
Bayesian neural networks improve macroeconomic forecasting and model nonlinearities.
problem Handling small T, big K macroeconomic datasets with temporal dependence.
method Developed Bayesian neural networks with mixture activation functions, shrinkage priors, and stochastic volatility.
result BNNs produce precise density forecasts, often better than other methods.
Study uses ML to analyze how interest rates affect fund returns, finding gradient boosting is effective.
problem Understanding how interest rate changes impact fund returns.
method Combines Machine Learning and causal inference, using Double Machine Learning framework.
result Gradient boosting is useful for predicting fund returns, showing a significant negative effect of interest rate increases.
Bank transactions help predict macroeconomic indexes faster and more accurately.
problem Lag in macroeconomic index availability and autoregressive models' limitations in complex scenarios.
method Use financial transactions data to estimate macroeconomic indexes using neural networks and smart sampling.
result Neural network approach outperforms baseline methods on hand-crafted features based on transactions.
Central bank strategy to maintain currency exchange rate within limits.
problem Maintaining a currency exchange rate within a target zone despite adverse economic trends.
method Modeling the problem with a continuous-time market impact model and solving it as a stochastic control problem.
result Optimal strategy minimizes accumulated inventory of foreign currency.
Ensemble of MFESNs improves macroeconomic forecasting.
problem Improving accuracy in macroeconomic forecasting.
method Hedge and Follow-the-Leader schemes applied to MFESNs.
result Ensemble models outperform individual models in forecasting.
The paper derives market-based correlations between asset prices and returns.
problem Market assumptions of constant trade volumes and past values are inaccurate.
method Derives expressions of correlations based on statistical moments and trade volumes.
result Market-based correlations are essential for traders, banks, and funds.
This study improves stock price prediction by incorporating anticipated macroeconomic policy changes.
problem Improving accuracy in stock price prediction.
method Incorporates future expected macroeconomic policy changes and historical stock prices.
result Our method outperforms conventional approaches with an RMSE of 1.61 compared to 1.75.
Climate volatility reduces economic growth, especially in poorer countries.
problem Impact of climate volatility on economic growth.
method Exploiting data on 133 countries over 59 years, controlling for temperature changes.
result A 1 degree C increase in temperature volatility leads to a 0.3% decline in GDP growth.
HANET combines LSTM and attention mechanisms for better financial forecasting.
problem Lack of distinct macroeconomic regimes in financial datasets.
method Hierarchical Cross-Attention mechanism integrating long-run macro contexts with high-frequency market dynamics.
result HANET outperforms neural forecasters, especially during turbulent periods.