Evaluating the OECD's forecasts for economic growth

Applied Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 893-902

  Pons, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; FORECASTING METHOD; METHODOLOGY; OECD;

EID: 0032819284     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368499323850     Document Type: Article

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