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A Look at Data Revisions in the Quarterly National Accounts

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  • Bermingham, Colin

    (Central Bank of Ireland)

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The paper presents a real time database of economic time series for Ireland.

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  • Bermingham, Colin, 2006. "A Look at Data Revisions in the Quarterly National Accounts," Quarterly Bulletin Articles, Central Bank of Ireland, pages 93-105, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cbi:qtbart:y:2006:m:07:p:93-105
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    1. Conroy, Niall, 2015. "Irish Quarterly Macroeconomic Data: A Volatility Analysis," Research Notes RN2015/2/1, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

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