Predicting sovereign debt crises using artificial neural networks: A comparative approach

Journal of Financial Stability

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-164

  Fioramanti, Marco ^a  

^a ISAE Istituto di Studi e Analisi Economica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Early Warning System; Financial crisis; Sovereign debt crises

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049141146     PISSN: 15723089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfs.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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