Forecasting inflation using dynamic model averaging

International Economic Review

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 867-886

  Koop, Gary ^a   Korobilis, Dimitris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84864301338     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2012.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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