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Does Benford’s Law hold in economic research and forecasting?

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Stefan Günnel
Karl-Heinz Tödter ()
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Volume (Year): 36 (2009)
Issue (Month): 3 (August)
Pages: 273-292
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Keywords: Benford’s Law; Fraud detection; Regression coefficients; Standard errors; Growth and inflation forecasts; Rounding; C8; C52; C12;

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