Evaluating factor forecasts for the UK: The role of asset prices

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 679-693

  Zaher, Fadi ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Econometric models; Factor models; Finance; Inflation forecasting; Interest rate forecasting; Time series

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348980969     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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