Automatic model selection: A new instrument for social science

Electoral Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 525-544

  Hendry, David F ^a   Krolzig, Hans Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DHSY; Economic modeling; Encompassing; Gets; Model selection

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ALGORITHM; MODELING;

EID: 11244288369     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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