Is China fudging its GDP figures? Evidence from trading partner data
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- John G. Fernald & Eric Hsu & Mark M. Spiegel, 2019. "Is China Fudging Its GDP Figures? Evidence from Trading Partner Data," Working Paper Series 2019-19, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
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China; GDP; Principal components; Structural break; Forecasting;All these keywords.
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- C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
- C82 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data; Data Access
- E20 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
- F17 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Forecasting and Simulation
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