The rationality and efficiency of individuals' forecasts

A Companion to Economic Forecasting

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 222-240

  Stekler, Herman O ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1002/9780470996430.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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