Macroeconomic volatility, predictability, and uncertainty in the great moderation: Evidence from the survey of professional forecasters

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-200

  Campbell, Sean D ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Great moderation; Predictability; Uncertainty; Volatility

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248575833     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/073500106000000558     Document Type: Article

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