How quickly do forecasters incorporate news? Evidence from cross-country surveys

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 703-725

  Isiklar, Gultekin ^a   Lahiri, Kajal ^a   Loungani, Prakash ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

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EID: 33750495353     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.886     Document Type: Article

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