Default priors and predictive performance in Bayesian model averaging, with application to growth determinants

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-55

  Eicher, Theo S ^a   Papageorgiou, Chris ^b   Raftery, Adrian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

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EID: 78650925679     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1112     Document Type: Article

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