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Are USDA Livestock Price Forecasts Actually Biased? Empirical Tests under Asymmetric Loss

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  • Hubbs, Todd
  • Kuethe, Todd H.

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  • Hubbs, Todd & Kuethe, Todd H., 2017. "Are USDA Livestock Price Forecasts Actually Biased? Empirical Tests under Asymmetric Loss," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258235, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea17:258235
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.258235
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