Author:Kim, S; Das, Sonali; Chen, M-H; Warren, NDate:Mar 2008Motivated by a large multilevel survey conducted by the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA), we propose a structural equations model which involves a set of latent variables to capture dependence between different responses, a set of ...Read more
Author:Gupta, R; Tipoy, CK; Das, SonaliDate:2010This paper analyzes the ability of a random walk and, classical and Bayesian versions of autoregressive, vector autoregressive and vector error correction models in forecasting home sales for the four US census regions (Northeast, Midwest, ...Read more
Author:Das, Sonali; Gupta, R; Kabundi, ADate:2009This paper develops large-scale Bayesian Vector Autoregressive (BVAR) models, based on 268 quarterly series, for forecasting annualized real house price growth rates for large-, medium- and small-middle-segment housing for the South African ...Read more
Author:Das, Sonali; Gupta, R; Kabundi, ADate:2010This paper uses the dynamic factor model framework, which accommodates a large cross-section of macroeconomic time series, for forecasting regional house price inflation. In this study, the authors forecast house price inflation for five ...Read more
Author:Gupta, R; Das, SonaliDate:Oct 2010This paper estimates Bayesian Vector Autoregressive (BVAR) models, both spatial and non-spatial (univariate and multivariate), for the twenty largest states of the US economy, using quarterly data over the period 1976:Q1–1994:Q4; and then ...Read more
Author:Gupta, R; Das, SonaliDate:Jun 2008This paper estimates Spatial Bayesian Vector Autoregressive models (SBVAR), based on the First-Order Spatial Contiguity and the Random Walk Averaging priors, for six metropolitan areas of South Africa, using monthly data over the period of ...Read more