Forecasting annual UK inflation using an econometric model over 1875-1991

Frontiers of Economics and Globalization

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 3-39

  Clements, Michael P ^a   Hendry, David F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Manor Road Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Structural breaks; UK inflation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856725041     PISSN: 15748715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-8715(07)00201-1     Document Type: Review

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