Evaluating the Joint Efficiency of German Trade Forecasts. A nonparametric multivariate approach
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Keywords
Trade forecasts; German economic research institutes; Forecast efficiency; Multivariate random forests;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
- F17 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Forecasting and Simulation
- F47 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
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