Factor forecasting using international targeted predictors: The case of German GDP

Economics Letters

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-98

  Schumacher, Christian ^a  

^a DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Factor models; Forecasting; International data; Variable selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950923679     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2009.12.036     Document Type: Article

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