How Well Do Economists Forecast Recessions? /

We describe the evolution of forecasts in the run-up to recessions. The GDP forecasts cover 63 countries for the years 1992 to 2014. The main finding is that, while forecasters are generally aware that recession years will be different from other years, they miss the magnitude of the recession by a...

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Автор: An, Zidong
Інші автори: Jalles, Joao Tovar, Loungani, Prakash
Формат: Журнал
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Серія:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/039
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