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Does uncertainty affect participation in the European Central Bank's Survey of Professional Forecasters?

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  • López Pérez, Víctor

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This paper explores how changes in macroeconomic uncertainty have affected the decision to participate in the European Central Bank JEL Classification: D81, D84, E66

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  • López Pérez, Víctor, 2015. "Does uncertainty affect participation in the European Central Bank's Survey of Professional Forecasters?," Working Paper Series 1807, European Central Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecb:ecbwps:20151807
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    Keywords

    European Central Bank; participation; survey of professional forecasters; uncertainty;
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    JEL classification:

    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations
    • E66 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General Outlook and Conditions

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