Incorporating Macro-Financial Linkages into Forecasts Using Financial Conditions Indices : The Case of France /

How can information on financial conditions be used to better understand macroeconomic developments and improve macroeconomic projections? We investigate this question for France by constructing country-specific financial conditions indices (FCIs) that are tailored to movements in GDP, investment, p...

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Main Author: Kongsamut, Piyabha
Other Authors: Mumssen, Christian, Paret, Anne-Charlotte, Tressel, Thierry
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/269
Online Access:Full text available on IMF