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Forecasting Private Consumption by Consumer Surveys
Article first published online: 29 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1002/for.1245
Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Dreger, C. and Kholodilin, K. A. (2013), Forecasting Private Consumption by Consumer Surveys. J. Forecast., 32: 10–18. doi: 10.1002/for.1245
Publication History
- Issue published online: 26 DEC 2012
- Article first published online: 29 NOV 2011
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