Analysis
Macroeconomic Forecast for a Renewable Energy Investment Firm
Overview
What this challenge is about.
You are a junior strategist at GreenCap. Using historical data (10+ years) from Eurostat and the Bank of Spain, develop a VAR or similar model to forecast GDP growth, electricity prices, and interest rates for the next 5 years. Provide a scenario analysis (baseline, optimistic, pessimistic) and estimate the impact on the solar farm's NPV. Success is a defensible forecast with clear assumptions and risk quantification.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
What are the likely paths of key macroeconomic variables affecting a Spanish solar farm's profitability over the next 5 years?
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Build and validate a multivariate time series model (VAR)
- Conduct scenario analysis and stress testing
- Integrate macroeconomic forecasts into investment decision-making
- Communicate uncertainty and assumptions to non-technical stakeholders
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
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Roles this prepares you for.
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