On the efficacy of constraints on the linear combination forecast model

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-28

  Terregrossa, Salvatore J ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MARKET; FORECASTING METHOD; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 14644422274     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350485042000307062     Document Type: Article

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