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Optimal combination of density forecasts

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This Revision December 2005. First Version November 2004. This paper brings together two important but hitherto largely unrelated areas of the forecasting literature, density forecasting and forecast combination. It proposes a simple data-driven approach to direct combination of density forecasts using optimal weights.

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  • Dr. James Mitchell, 2004. "Optimal combination of density forecasts," National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers 248, National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:nsr:niesrd:248
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    4. Ohnsorge,Franziska Lieselotte & Stocker,Marc & Some,Modeste Y., 2016. "Quantifying uncertainties in global growth forecasts," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7770, The World Bank.

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