Directional forecasts of GDP and inflation: A joint evaluation with an application to Federal Reserve predictions

Applied Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2289-2297

  Sinclair, Tara M ^a   Stekler, H O ^a   Kitzinger, L ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INFLATION;

EID: 77954451689     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701857978     Document Type: Article

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