Scenario Synthesis and Macroeconomic Risk

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Main Authors: Adrian, Tobias, Giannone, Domenico, Luciani, Matteo, West, Mike
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author Adrian, Tobias
Giannone, Domenico
Luciani, Matteo
West, Mike
author_facet Adrian, Tobias
Giannone, Domenico
Luciani, Matteo
West, Mike
contents We introduce methodology to bridge scenario analysis and model-based risk forecasting, leveraging their respective strengths in policy settings. Our Bayesian framework addresses the fundamental challenge of reconciling judgmental narrative approaches with statistical forecasting. Analysis evaluates explicit measures of concordance of scenarios with a reference forecasting model, delivers Bayesian predictive synthesis of the scenarios to best match that reference, and addresses scenario set incompleteness. This underlies systematic evaluation and integration of risks from different scenarios, and quantifies relative support for scenarios modulo the defined reference forecasts. The framework offers advances in forecasting in policy institutions that supports clear and rigorous communication of evolving risks. We also discuss broader questions of integrating judgmental information with statistical model-based forecasts in the face of unexpected circumstances.
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spellingShingle Scenario Synthesis and Macroeconomic Risk
Adrian, Tobias
Giannone, Domenico
Luciani, Matteo
West, Mike
Econometrics
Methodology
We introduce methodology to bridge scenario analysis and model-based risk forecasting, leveraging their respective strengths in policy settings. Our Bayesian framework addresses the fundamental challenge of reconciling judgmental narrative approaches with statistical forecasting. Analysis evaluates explicit measures of concordance of scenarios with a reference forecasting model, delivers Bayesian predictive synthesis of the scenarios to best match that reference, and addresses scenario set incompleteness. This underlies systematic evaluation and integration of risks from different scenarios, and quantifies relative support for scenarios modulo the defined reference forecasts. The framework offers advances in forecasting in policy institutions that supports clear and rigorous communication of evolving risks. We also discuss broader questions of integrating judgmental information with statistical model-based forecasts in the face of unexpected circumstances.
title Scenario Synthesis and Macroeconomic Risk
topic Econometrics
Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.05193