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The accuracy of NIESR's GDP growth forecasts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2020

Simon Kirby*
Affiliation:
NIESR and Centre for Macroeconomics
Kanya Paramaguru*
Affiliation:
NIESR and Centre for Macroeconomics
James Warren*
Affiliation:
NIESR and Centre for Macroeconomics

Abstract

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Type
The World Economy
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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Footnotes

Thanks to Oriol Carreras for helpful comments and suggestions.

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