A comparison of methods for trend estimation

Marco Bianchi, MARTIN BOYLE, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth · Applied Economics Letters · 1999

This paper analyses a number of methods for trend estimation focusing on their ability to pick up turning points quickly at the end of a series. An application to the Bank of England flows M4 series is provided which shows that some of the proposed methods may be more reliable than others for this task.

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