bridgr
Bridging Data Frequencies for Timely Economic Forecasts
v0.1.2
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Feb 18, 2026
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MIT + file LICENSE
Description
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>.
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tests
Running 'testthat.R' [315s] Running the tests in 'tests/testthat.R' failed. Complete output: > # This file is part of the standard setup for testthat. > # It is recommended that you do not modify it. > # > # Where should you do additional tes ...[truncated]... 1. └─bridgr::bridge(...) at test-bridge.R:62:3 2. └─stats::optim(...) 3. └─stats (local) `<fn>`(`<dbl>`) 4. └─bridgr (local) fn(par, ...) [ FAIL 1 | WARN 0 | SKIP 0 | PASS 13 ] Error: ! Test failures. Execution halted