Bayesian methods of forecasting inventory investment

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-126

  Gupta, Rrangan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BVAR forecasts; BVECM forecasts; ECM forecasts; Forecast accuracy; VAR and BVAR models; VAR forecasts; VECM and BVECM; VECM forecasts

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; INVENTORY; INVESTMENT; MODELING; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

EID: 64149132882     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2009.01199.x     Document Type: Article

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