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Do Economic Restrictions Improve Forecasts?

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  • Murphy, Elizabeth
  • Norwood, Bailey
  • Wohlgenant, Michael

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A previous study showed that imposing economic restrictions improves the forecasting ability of food demand systems, thus warranting their use even when they are rejected in-sample. This article evaluates whether this result is due to economic restrictions enhancing degrees of freedom or containing nonsample information. Results indicate that restrictions improve forecasting ability even when they are not derived from economic theory, but theoretical restrictions forecast best.

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  • Murphy, Elizabeth & Norwood, Bailey & Wohlgenant, Michael, 2004. "Do Economic Restrictions Improve Forecasts?," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 36(3), pages 549-558, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:36:y:2004:i:03:p:549-558_02
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    1. Andrew Muhammad & Richard L. Kilmer, 2008. "The impact of EU export subsidy reductions on U.S. dairy exports," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 24(4), pages 557-574.

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    • B4 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology
    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
    • C3 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables
    • C5 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling

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