Nowcasting Euro area economic activity in real time: the role of confidence indicators
Giannone, Domenico ; Reichlin, Lucrezia ; Simonelli, Saverio
National Institute Economic Review
2009
210
Oct.
90-97
economic forecast ; statistical method
Economics
English
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"This paper assesses the role of qualitative surveys for the early estimation of GDP in the Euro Area in a model-based automated procedure which exploits the timeliness of their release. The analysis is conducted using both an historical evaluation and a real-time case study on the current conjuncture."
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