Determining the output gap

[rosie alisha]

Hi there, I have a data set of quarterly data from 1980 -2015 on GDP and am wondering how I would go about finding the output gap using the deviations from trend method via stata.

Please help!

[Clyde Schechter]

Welcome to Statalist. Your question is posed in a very general way and is unlikely to get a helpful response. This is a multi-disciplinary forum. There are several economists/econometricians who answer questions here, but many who might otherwise be able to help don't necessarily know what an output gap is or what you mean by deviations from trend method. In any case, even the economists will not have enough detail on how your data set is organized to help you out, because you don't tell us. I think you need to provide more detail on the substance of the question, and also a better description of your data set.