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A look at the ASA-NBER inflation forecasts: tests of rationality and formation

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  • Rik Hafer, 1985. "A look at the ASA-NBER inflation forecasts: tests of rationality and formation," Working Papers 1985-003, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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