Bayesian leading indicators: Measuring and predicting economic conditions in Iowa

International Economic Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 997-1014

  Otrok, Christopher ^a   Whiteman, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0346939053     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2527349     Document Type: Article

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