Bła ż ej Mazur * Density Forecasts Based on Disaggregate Data : Nowcasting Polish Inflation
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K e y w o r d s: prediction, model comparison, density forecasting, inflation, VAR models, shrinkage. J E L Classification: E31, E37, C53, C32.
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