Robust evaluation of fixed-event forecast rationality

Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 285-295

  Clements, Michael P ^a   Taylor, Nick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fixed event forecasts; Forecast rationality; Non normal errors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035390183     PISSN: 02776693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/for.806     Document Type: Article

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