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Quantifying the quality of macroeconomic variables

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  • Oller, Lars-Erik & Teterukovsky, Alex, 2007. "Quantifying the quality of macroeconomic variables," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 23(2), pages 205-217.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:intfor:v:23:y:2007:i:2:p:205-217
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