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The estimands are the out-of-sample RMSE and MAE, over a fixed set of 48 rolling (expanding-window) origins and horizons h ∈ {1, 3}, of (a) the naive forecast and (b) one model of your choice, and the relative improvement 1 − RMSE_model / RMSE_naive per horizon.\n\n## Inputs\n- `data/canada_gdp_employment.csv` — observed data (Statistics Canada, current vintage, retrieved 2026-10-30 UTC via the Web Data Service; see `data/README.md` for vectors, URL, SHA-256 and licence). Columns: `month` (YYYY-MM-01), `gdp_level` (monthly real GDP at basic prices, chained 2017 dollars, SA, millions), `gdp_yoy` (target: year-over-year growth of `gdp_level`, percent, 4 decimals), `emp_level` (LFS employment, SA, thousands), `emp_yoy` (predictor: year-over-year employment growth, percent, 4 decimals). 345 monthly rows, 1998-01 to 2026-09; GDP columns are empty after the last published GDP month (2026-07), employment runs to 2026-09.\n\n## Information-availability rules\n- Forecast origins: the 48 months t = 2022-05-01, 2022-06-01, …, 2026-04-01 (identified by their `month` value). The origin is the **end** of month t. Horizons h ∈ {1, 3}; the target of origin t at horizon h is `gdp_yoy` of month t + h.\n- Publication lags (documented in `data/README.md`): monthly GDP for a reference month is published about two months after the end of that month; LFS employment for a reference month is published in the first/second week of the following month. 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Training targets must also be observed at the origin.\n- Naive baseline: for both horizons, the forecast is the most recent GDP growth value available at the origin, i.e. `gdp_yoy` of month t − 2.\n- The errors are computed on the data as given (current vintage); the exercise simulates publication timing, not historical first-release values — do not claim real-time validity.\n\n## Required outputs\n- `out/forecasts.csv` — the forecast ledger, one row per (origin, horizon, model), columns: `origin_date` (YYYY-MM-DD, the `month` of the origin), `target_date`, `horizon` (integer), `forecast`, `actual` (the `gdp_yoy` value of the target month), `model` (`naive` or the value of `model_name`), `last_target_date_used` (YYYY-MM-DD: the latest `gdp_yoy` month entering the forecast, estimation included), `last_predictor_date_used` (YYYY-MM-DD: the latest `emp_yoy` month used, or empty if the model does not use employment). 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No randomness.\"\"\"\nimport json, os\nimport numpy as np, pandas as pd\nfrom scipy import stats\n\nDATA = \"data/canada_gdp_employment.csv\"\nOUT = \"out\"\nHORIZONS = [1, 3]\nMODEL = \"dar_emp\"\nCOVID = (pd.Timestamp(\"2020-03-01\"), pd.Timestamp(\"2021-12-01\"))\nFIRST_VERIFIABLE = pd.Timestamp(\"1999-01-01\") # 1998 yoy values cannot be checked against levels\n\nraw = pd.read_csv(DATA)\nn_raw = len(raw)\nd = raw.copy()\nd[\"month\"] = pd.to_datetime(d[\"month\"])\nd = d.set_index(\"month\").sort_index()\nassert d.index.is_unique\ny_all, e_all = d[\"gdp_yoy\"], d[\"emp_yoy\"]\norigins = pd.date_range(\"2022-05-01\", \"2026-04-01\", freq=\"MS\")\nM = lambda t, k: t + pd.DateOffset(months=k)\nin_covid = lambda m: (m >= COVID[0]) & (m <= COVID[1])\n\n\ndef train_pairs(t, h, exclude_covid=True):\n \"\"\"Direct regression pairs y_m ~ y_{m-h-2} + e_{m-h-1}, using only info available at origin t.\"\"\"\n y = y_all[(y_all.index <= M(t, -2)) & (y_all.index >= FIRST_VERIFIABLE)].dropna()\n e = e_all[(e_all.index <= M(t, -1)) & (e_all.index >= FIRST_VERIFIABLE)].dropna()\n rows = []\n for m in y.index: # targets observed at origin (m <= t-2)\n ml, me = M(m, -h - 2), M(m, -h - 1)\n if ml in y.index and me in e.index:\n if exclude_covid and (in_covid(m) or in_covid(ml) or in_covid(me)):\n continue\n rows.append((m, y[m], y[ml], e[me]))\n return pd.DataFrame(rows, columns=[\"m\", \"y\", \"ylag\", \"elag\"]), y, e\n\n\ndef fit_forecast(t, h, exclude_covid=True):\n tr, y, e = train_pairs(t, h, exclude_covid)\n X = np.column_stack([np.ones(len(tr)), tr[\"ylag\"], tr[\"elag\"]])\n beta = np.linalg.lstsq(X, tr[\"y\"].to_numpy(), rcond=None)[0]\n yo, eo = M(t, -2), M(t, -1)\n assert yo == y.index.max() and eo == e.index.max()\n f = beta @ np.array([1.0, y[yo], e[eo]])\n return float(f), tr, y.index.max(), e.index.max()\n\n\ndef run(exclude_covid=True):\n recs = []\n for t in origins:\n yb = y_all[y_all.index <= M(t, -2)].dropna()\n for h in HORIZONS:\n tgt = M(t, h)\n act = float(y_all[tgt]); assert np.isfinite(act)\n recs.append(dict(origin_date=t, target_date=tgt, horizon=h, forecast=float(yb.iloc[-1]), actual=act,\n model=\"naive\", last_target_date_used=yb.index[-1], last_predictor_date_used=pd.NaT))\n f, tr, ly, le = fit_forecast(t, h, exclude_covid)\n recs.append(dict(origin_date=t, target_date=tgt, horizon=h, forecast=f, actual=act, model=MODEL,\n last_target_date_used=max(ly, tr[\"m\"].max()), last_predictor_date_used=le))\n return pd.DataFrame(recs)\n\n\ndef metrics(fc):\n out = {}\n for h in HORIZONS:\n for mod, lab in [(\"naive\", \"naive\"), (MODEL, \"model\")]:\n err = fc.query(\"horizon==@h and model==@mod\")[\"forecast\"] - fc.query(\"horizon==@h and model==@mod\")[\"actual\"]\n out[f\"rmse_{lab}_h{h}\"] = float(np.sqrt(np.mean(err ** 2)))\n out[f\"mae_{lab}_h{h}\"] = float(np.mean(np.abs(err)))\n out[f\"rel_improvement_rmse_h{h}\"] = 1 - out[f\"rmse_model_h{h}\"] / out[f\"rmse_naive_h{h}\"]\n return out\n\n\ndef dm_test(fc, h):\n \"\"\"Diebold-Mariano (squared loss), Newey-West variance with h-1 lags, HLN small-sample correction, t(n-1).\"\"\"\n a = fc.query(\"horizon==@h and model=='naive'\").sort_values(\"origin_date\")\n b = fc.query(\"horizon==@h and model==@MODEL\").sort_values(\"origin_date\")\n dl = (b[\"forecast\"].values - b[\"actual\"].values) ** 2 - (a[\"forecast\"].values - a[\"actual\"].values) ** 2\n n = len(dl); 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pre-specified, known at first origin\")\nexcl = pd.DataFrame(steps)\nn_analysed = len(train_pairs(tL, 1, True)[0])\nassert n_analysed == len(cur) == n_raw - excl[\"n_removed\"].sum()\nexcl.to_csv(f\"{OUT}/exclusions.csv\", index=False)\n\ndm1, p1 = dm_test(fc, 1); dm3, p3 = dm_test(fc, 3)\nfmt = lambda s: s.dt.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\")\nled = fc.copy()\nfor c in [\"origin_date\", \"target_date\", \"last_target_date_used\"]:\n led[c] = fmt(led[c])\nled[\"last_predictor_date_used\"] = fmt(led[\"last_predictor_date_used\"]).fillna(\"\")\nled[\"forecast\"] = led[\"forecast\"].round(6)\nled.to_csv(f\"{OUT}/forecasts.csv\", index=False)\n\nresults = {\n \"task_id\": \"F3-conf-01\",\n \"model_name\": MODEL,\n \"model_description\": (\"Direct OLS per horizon h: gdp_yoy[m] = a + b*gdp_yoy[m-h-2] + c*emp_yoy[m-h-1], re-estimated at each origin \"\n \"on an expanding window from 1999-01 using only GDP<=t-2 and employment<=t-1, excluding pairs touching \"\n \"2020-03..2021-12; forecast = a + b*gdp_yoy[t-2] + c*emp_yoy[t-1].\"),\n \"n_origins\": int(len(origins)),\n \"first_origin\": str(origins[0].date()),\n \"last_origin\": str(origins[-1].date()),\n \"last_target_date_available\": str(M(tL, -2).date()),\n \"last_predictor_date_available\": str(M(tL, -1).date()),\n **{k: res_main[k] for k in [\"rmse_naive_h1\", \"mae_naive_h1\", \"rmse_naive_h3\", \"mae_naive_h3\",\n \"rmse_model_h1\", \"mae_model_h1\", \"rmse_model_h3\", \"mae_model_h3\",\n \"rel_improvement_rmse_h1\", \"rel_improvement_rmse_h3\"]},\n \"feasibility\": \"complete\",\n \"feasibility_reason\": None,\n \"data_issues\": [\n {\"issue\": \"gdp_yoy/emp_yoy populated for 1998 although README says empty; 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writes out/results.json, out/forecasts.csv, out/exclusions.csv. No randomness.\"\"\"\nimport json, os\nimport numpy as np, pandas as pd\nfrom scipy import stats\n\nDATA = \"data/canada_gdp_employment.csv\"\nOUT = \"out\"\nHORIZONS = [1, 3]\nMODEL = \"dar_emp\"\nCOVID = (pd.Timestamp(\"2020-03-01\"), pd.Timestamp(\"2021-12-01\"))\nFIRST_VERIFIABLE = pd.Timestamp(\"1999-01-01\") # 1998 yoy values cannot be checked against levels\n\nraw = pd.read_csv(DATA)\nn_raw = len(raw)\nd = raw.copy()\nd[\"month\"] = pd.to_datetime(d[\"month\"])\nd = d.set_index(\"month\").sort_index()\nassert d.index.is_unique\ny_all, e_all = d[\"gdp_yoy\"], d[\"emp_yoy\"]\norigins = pd.date_range(\"2022-05-01\", \"2026-04-01\", freq=\"MS\")\nM = lambda t, k: t + pd.DateOffset(months=k)\nin_covid = lambda m: (m >= COVID[0]) & (m <= COVID[1])\n\n\ndef train_pairs(t, h, exclude_covid=True):\n \"\"\"Direct regression pairs y_m ~ y_{m-h-2} + e_{m-h-1}, using only info available at origin t.\"\"\"\n y = y_all[(y_all.index <= M(t, -2)) & (y_all.index >= FIRST_VERIFIABLE)].dropna()\n e = e_all[(e_all.index <= M(t, -1)) & (e_all.index >= FIRST_VERIFIABLE)].dropna()\n rows = []\n for m in y.index: # targets observed at origin (m <= t-2)\n ml, me = M(m, -h - 2), M(m, -h - 1)\n if ml in y.index and me in e.index:\n if exclude_covid and (in_covid(m) or in_covid(ml) or in_covid(me)):\n continue\n rows.append((m, y[m], y[ml], e[me]))\n return pd.DataFrame(rows, columns=[\"m\", \"y\", \"ylag\", \"elag\"]), y, e\n\n\ndef fit_forecast(t, h, exclude_covid=True):\n tr, y, e = train_pairs(t, h, exclude_covid)\n X = np.column_stack([np.ones(len(tr)), tr[\"ylag\"], tr[\"elag\"]])\n beta = np.linalg.lstsq(X, tr[\"y\"].to_numpy(), rcond=None)[0]\n yo, eo = M(t, -2), M(t, -1)\n assert yo == y.index.max() and eo == e.index.max()\n f = beta @ np.array([1.0, y[yo], e[eo]])\n return float(f), tr, y.index.max(), e.index.max()\n\n\ndef run(exclude_covid=True):\n recs = []\n for t in origins:\n yb = y_all[y_all.index <= M(t, -2)].dropna()\n for h in HORIZONS:\n tgt = M(t, h)\n act = float(y_all[tgt]); assert np.isfinite(act)\n recs.append(dict(origin_date=t, target_date=tgt, horizon=h, forecast=float(yb.iloc[-1]), actual=act,\n model=\"naive\", last_target_date_used=yb.index[-1], last_predictor_date_used=pd.NaT))\n f, tr, ly, le = fit_forecast(t, h, exclude_covid)\n recs.append(dict(origin_date=t, target_date=tgt, horizon=h, forecast=f, actual=act, model=MODEL,\n last_target_date_used=max(ly, tr[\"m\"].max()), last_predictor_date_used=le))\n return pd.DataFrame(recs)\n\n\ndef metrics(fc):\n out = {}\n for h in HORIZONS:\n for mod, lab in [(\"naive\", \"naive\"), (MODEL, \"model\")]:\n err = fc.query(\"horizon==@h and model==@mod\")[\"forecast\"] - fc.query(\"horizon==@h and model==@mod\")[\"actual\"]\n out[f\"rmse_{lab}_h{h}\"] = float(np.sqrt(np.mean(err ** 2)))\n out[f\"mae_{lab}_h{h}\"] = float(np.mean(np.abs(err)))\n out[f\"rel_improvement_rmse_h{h}\"] = 1 - out[f\"rmse_model_h{h}\"] / out[f\"rmse_naive_h{h}\"]\n return out\n\n\ndef dm_test(fc, h):\n \"\"\"Diebold-Mariano (squared loss), Newey-West variance with h-1 lags, HLN small-sample correction, t(n-1).\"\"\"\n a = fc.query(\"horizon==@h and model=='naive'\").sort_values(\"origin_date\")\n b = fc.query(\"horizon==@h and model==@MODEL\").sort_values(\"origin_date\")\n dl = (b[\"forecast\"].values - b[\"actual\"].values) ** 2 - (a[\"forecast\"].values - a[\"actual\"].values) ** 2\n n = len(dl); dc = dl - dl.mean()\n v = np.sum(dc ** 2) / n\n for k in range(1, h):\n v += 2 * (1 - k / h) * np.sum(dc[k:] * dc[:-k]) / n\n dm = dl.mean() / np.sqrt(v / n)\n dm *= np.sqrt((n + 1 - 2 * h + h * (h - 1) / n) / n)\n return float(dm), float(2 * stats.t.sf(abs(dm), n - 1))\n\n\nfc = run(True)\nres_main = metrics(fc)\nsens = metrics(run(False))\n\n# chronology checks on the ledger\nassert len(fc) == 192\nassert (fc[\"last_target_date_used\"] <= fc[\"origin_date\"].apply(lambda t: M(t, -2))).all()\nm_ = fc[\"model\"] == MODEL\nassert (fc.loc[m_, \"last_predictor_date_used\"] <= fc.loc[m_, \"origin_date\"].apply(lambda t: M(t, -1))).all()\n\n# exclusion ledger: last estimation sample (origin 2026-04-01, h=1)\ntL = origins[-1]\nsteps = []\ncur = d.copy(); n0 = len(cur)\ndef step(name, rule, mask, why):\n global cur\n nb = len(cur); cur = cur[mask(cur)]; steps.append(dict(step=name, rule=rule, n_before=nb, n_after=len(cur), n_removed=nb - len(cur), rationale=why))\nstep(\"1_unverifiable\", \"drop months < 1999-01 as targets\", lambda x: x.index >= FIRST_VERIFIABLE,\n \"1998 yoy values not verifiable from levels in file (README says they should be empty)\")\nstep(\"2_availability\", f\"keep target months <= origin-2 ({M(tL,-2).date()}) at last origin\", lambda x: x.index <= M(tL, -2),\n \"GDP publication lag: target must be observed at the origin\")\nstep(\"3_lags\", \"drop targets whose regressors y_{m-3}, e_{m-2} precede 1999-01 (h=1)\", lambda x: x.index >= M(FIRST_VERIFIABLE, 3),\n \"regressors must be verifiable observations\")\nstep(\"4_covid\", \"drop pairs with target or regressor month in 2020-03..2021-12 (h=1)\",\n lambda x: ~(in_covid(x.index) | in_covid(x.index - pd.DateOffset(months=3)) | in_covid(x.index - pd.DateOffset(months=2))),\n \"pandemic outliers and base effects; pre-specified, known at first origin\")\nexcl = pd.DataFrame(steps)\nn_analysed = len(train_pairs(tL, 1, True)[0])\nassert n_analysed == len(cur) == n_raw - excl[\"n_removed\"].sum()\nexcl.to_csv(f\"{OUT}/exclusions.csv\", index=False)\n\ndm1, p1 = dm_test(fc, 1); dm3, p3 = dm_test(fc, 3)\nfmt = lambda s: s.dt.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\")\nled = fc.copy()\nfor c in [\"origin_date\", \"target_date\", \"last_target_date_used\"]:\n led[c] = fmt(led[c])\nled[\"last_predictor_date_used\"] = fmt(led[\"last_predictor_date_used\"]).fillna(\"\")\nled[\"forecast\"] = led[\"forecast\"].round(6)\nled.to_csv(f\"{OUT}/forecasts.csv\", index=False)\n\nresults = {\n \"task_id\": \"F3-conf-01\",\n \"model_name\": MODEL,\n \"model_description\": (\"Direct OLS per horizon h: gdp_yoy[m] = a + 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