Toward a more reliable picture of the economic activity: An application to Argentina

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2015
Volume: 132
Issue: C
Pages: 129-132

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We advocate a dynamic factor model to provide alternative measures of output data using indirect information from economic indicators. We apply the method to show evidence of a significant gap between estimated and official measures of Argentine GDP since 2007.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:132:y:2015:i:c:p:129-132
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25