The role of theoretical restrictions in forecasting with inverse demand models

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-85

  Klaiber, H Allen ^a   Holt, Matthew T ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

composite forecasts; concavity; fish demand; inverse demand; rank reduction; theoretical restrictions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FORECASTING METHOD; INVERSE ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 77956599139     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aap023     Document Type: Article

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