A Comparative Analysis of the Rationality of Consensus Forecasts of U.S. Economic Indicators

Journal of Business

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 547-561

  Schirm, David C ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347569252     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377030     Document Type: Article

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