Measuring uncertainty: A streamlined application for the Ecuadorian economy
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Macroeconomic uncertainty; State-space model; Stochastic volatility; Density filter;All these keywords.
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- C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
- D80 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - General
- E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
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