Forecasting (and Explaining) US Business Cycles.

This Paper uses multi-step forecasting models at horizons of 4 and 8 quarters to forecast and explain the growth of real per capita US GDP. In the modeling strategy, a priori sign restrictions play an important role. They are imposed not on impulse response functions but directly on the reduced form...

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Main Authors: Muellbauer, J, Nunziata, L
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: CEPR 2004