Assessing Quarterly Spanish National Accounts estimates. A Study of the vintages
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https://doi.org/10.25115/eea.v35i2.2472Keywords:
Bias, National Accounts, Prediction, Estimation, Estimation Errors.Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyze the accuracy of estimates elaborated in the Quarterly Spanish National Accounts (QSNA) regarding the evolution of the main economic variables. In particular, we assess the quality and precision of the estimates by analyzing the possible existence of systematic discrepancies between the advances (first estimate) of a certain quarter and the successive estimates published for this same reference quarter.Downloads
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