Evaluating density forecasts: model combination strategies versus the RBNZ
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- C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
- C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
- E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBA-2011-11-14 (Central Banking)
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- NEP-ETS-2011-11-14 (Econometric Time Series)
- NEP-FOR-2011-11-14 (Forecasting)
- NEP-MON-2011-11-14 (Monetary Economics)
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