Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5059722 Economics Letters 2012 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
► A new measure (and test) of forecast quality (viz. versatility) is introduced. ► The proposed testing framework avoids distributional assumptions. ► The quality of forecasts covering a set of US economic variables is examined. ► Forecasts based on a real-time measure of current economic activity are versatile.
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Social Sciences and Humanities Economics, Econometrics and Finance Economics and Econometrics
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