AN EVALUATION OF USA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FORECASTS IN TERMS OF ACCURACY AND BIAS. EMPIRICAL METHODS TO IMPROVE THE FORECASTS ACCURACY

The most accurate forecasts for USA unemployment rate on the horizon 2001-2012, according to U1 Theil’s coefficient and to multi-criteria ranking methods, were provided by International Monetary Fund (IMF), being followed by other institutions as: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Developme...

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Main Author: BRATU (SIMIONESCU) MIHAELA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academica Brâncuşi 2013-02-01
Series:Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie
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Online Access:http://www.utgjiu.ro/revista/ec/pdf/2013-01/24_Bratu%20Mihaela.pdf