Forecasting Some Low-predictability Time Series Using Diffusion Indices

Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 22, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 515-531

  Brisson, Marc ^a   Campbell, Bryan ^a,b   Galbraith, John W ^a,c  

^a CIRANO   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion index; Forecasting; GDP; Investment

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

DIFFUSION INDICES;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 0344083569     PISSN: 02776693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/for.872     Document Type: Article

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