bridgr: Bridging Data Frequencies for Timely Economic Forecasts

Implements bridge models for nowcasting and forecasting macroeconomic variables by linking high-frequency indicator variables (e.g., monthly data) to low-frequency target variables (e.g., quarterly GDP). Simplifies forecasting and aggregating indicator variables to match the target frequency, enabling timely predictions ahead of official data releases. For more on bridge models, see Baffigi, A., Golinelli, R., & Parigi, G. (2004) <doi:10.1016/S0169-2070(03)00067-0>, Burri (2023) <https://www5.unine.ch/RePEc/ftp/irn/pdfs/WP23-02.pdf> or Schumacher (2016) <doi:10.1016/j.ijforecast.2015.07.004>.

Package details

AuthorMarc Burri [aut, cre, cph] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8974-9090>)
MaintainerMarc Burri <marc.burri91@gmail.com>
LicenseMIT + file LICENSE
Version0.1.1
URL https://github.com/marcburri/bridgr https://marcburri.github.io/bridgr/
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("bridgr")

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