Pooling versus model selection for nowcasting gdp with many predictors: Empirical evidence for six industrialized countries

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 392-411

  Kuzin, Vladimir ^a   Marcellino, Massimiliano ^b,c   Schumacher, Christian ^a  

^a DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK   (Germany)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84875668666     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.2279     Document Type: Article

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