Levels, differences and ECMs - Principles for improved econometric forecasting

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages 881-904

  Allen, P Geoffrey ^a   Fildes, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29144446945     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: 14680084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2005.00144.x     Document Type: Review

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