The accuracy of European growth and inflation forecasts

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-315

  Öller, Lars Erik ^a,b   Barot, Bharat ^b  

^a Natl Institute of Economic Research   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Directional errors; Forecast accuracy; Forecast tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012845608     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2070(00)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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