Predicting recessions in South Africa : a comparison of the predictive accuracy of linear and non-linear models

M.Com. (Econometrics) === This dissertation investigates the ability of different models to predict a recession in South Africa (SA) by choosing a best performing model based on the smallest prediction errors made by the models. One of the purposes of using econometric models is to predict a recessi...

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Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13997