Factor MIDAS for nowcasting and forecasting with ragged-edge data: A model comparison for German GDP

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 518-550

  Marcellino, Massimiliano ^a   Schumacher, Christian ^b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK   (Germany)

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EID: 77954849157     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: 14680084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2010.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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