A dynamic panel data approach to the forecasting of the GDP of German Länder

Spatial Economic Analysis

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-207

  Arkadievich Kholodilin, Konstantin ^a   Siliverstovs, Boriss ^a   Kooths, Stefan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dynamic panel model; Forecasting; German Lander; Spatial autocorrelation

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149117644     PISSN: 17421772     EISSN: 17421780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17421770801996656     Document Type: Article

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