Can Macroeconomists Forecast Risk? Event-Based Evidence from the Euro-Area SPF
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- Kenny, Geoff & Kostka, Thomas & Masera, Federico, 2013. "Can macroeconomists forecast risk? Event-based evidence from the euro area SPF," Working Paper Series 1540, European Central Bank.
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