Assessing the Historical Accuracy of Regional Economic Forecasts
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Regional econometrics; forecast accuracy assessment;JEL classification:
- R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-GEO-2004-04-25 (Economic Geography)
- NEP-URE-2004-04-25 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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