On the predictability of firm performance via simple time-series and econometric models: Evidence from UK SMEs

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-282

  Bamiatzi, Vicky ^a   Bozos, Konstantinos ^b   Nikolopoulos, Konstantinos ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ECONOMETRICS; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TURNOVER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70949084553     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850701720163     Document Type: Article

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