Oil and the U.S. macroeconomy: An update and a simple forecasting exercise

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 505-516

  Kliesen, Kevin L ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 53349174315     PISSN: 00149187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20955/r.90.505-516     Document Type: Article

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