Why do nonlinear models provide poor macroeconomic forecasts?
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Corresponding author : Graham Elliott, Department of Economics, 9500 Gilman Drive, LA JOLLA, CA, 92109, phone (858) 534 4481, fax (858) 534 7040, email:[email protected].
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