Forecasting the Nominal Brent Oil Price with VARs—One Model Fits All?
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WP; oil price; VAR model; WTI crude; forecasting model; null hypothesis; forecasting; oil; VARs; VAR forecast; rival VAR specification; random walk model; VAR system; RAC price series; medium-term oil price forecasting model; lag length; Brent price; factor VAR; trended oil price model; intercept term; Oil prices; Vector autoregression; Futures; Global; North America;All these keywords.
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