Edited by Eric Hillebrand, Department of Economics and Business Economics and CREATES, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkSiem Jan Koopman, Department of Econometrics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tinbergen Institute and CREATES

• PART I: METHODOLOGYAn Overview of the Factor-Augmented Error-Correction Model - Anindya Banerjee, Massimiliano Marcellino and Igor MastenEstimation of VAR Systems from Mixed-Frequency Data: the Stock and the Flow Case - Lukas Koelbl, Alexander Braumann, Elisabeth Felsenstein and Manfred DeistlerModelling Yields at the Zero Lower Bound: Are Shadow Rates the Solution? - Jens H. E. Christensen and Glenn D. RudebuschDynamic Factor Models for the Volatility Surface - Michel Van Der Wel, Sait R. Ozturk and Dick Van DijkPART II: FACTOR STRUCTURE AND SPECIFICATIONAnalyzing International Business and Financial Cycles Using Multi-Level Factor Models: a Comparison of Alternative Approaches - Jorg Breitung and Sandra EickmeierFast ML Estimation of Dynamic Bifactor Models: an Application to European Inflation - Gabriele Fiorentini, Alessandro Galesi and Enrique SentanaCountry Shocks, Monetary Policy Expectations and ECB Decisions. a Dynamic Non-Linear Approach - Maximo Camacho, Danilo Leiva-Leon and Gabriel Perez-QuirosModelling Financial Markets Comovements During Crises: a Dynamic Multi-Factor Approach - Martin Belvisi, Riccardo Pianeti and Giovanni Urga Specification and Estimation of Bayesian Dynamic Factor Models: a Monte Carlo Analysis with an Application to Global House Price Comovement - Laura E. Jackson, M. Ayhan Kose, Christopher Otrok and Michael T. OwyangSmall-versus Big-Data Factor Extraction In Dynamic Factor Models: an Empirical Assessment - Pilar Poncela and Esther Ruiz PART III: INSTABILITYRegularized Estimation of Structural Instability In Factor Models: the US Macroeconomy and the Great Moderation - Laurent Callot and Johannes Tang Kristensen Dating Business Cycle Turning Points for the French Economy: an MS-DFM Approach - Catherine Doz and Anna PetronevichCommon Faith or Parting Ways? a Time Varying Parameters Factor Analysis of Euro-Area Inflation - Davide Delle Monache, Ivan Petrella and Fabrizio VendittiPART IV: NOWCASTING AND FORECASTINGNowcasting Business Cycles: a Bayesian Approach to Dynamic Heterogeneous Factor Models - Antonello D’Agostino, Domenico Giannone, Michele Lenza and Michele ModugnoOn the Selection of Common Factors for Macroeconomic Forecasting - Alessandro Giovannelli and Tommaso Proietti On the Design of Data Sets for Forecasting with Dynamic Factor Models - Gerhard Runstler

Editors Hillebrand and Koopman present students, academics, researchers, and professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with a collection of academic and expert contributions on the use of dynamic factor models (DFM) in the study of econometrics, macroeconomics, and finance. The editors have organized the contributions that make up the main body of their text in four parts devoted to methodology, factor structure and specification, instability, and nowcasting and forecasting. Eric Hillebrand is a faculty member of Aarhus University, Denmark. Siem Jan Koopman is a faculty member of VU University, The Netherlands.