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On the sensitivity of VAR forecasts to alternative lag structures

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  • Rik Hafer
  • Richard G. Sheehan

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  • Rik Hafer & Richard G. Sheehan, 1987. "On the sensitivity of VAR forecasts to alternative lag structures," Working Papers 1987-004, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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