A Monthly Regional Indicator of Economic Activity: An Application for Latin America

The study developed by Stock and Watson (1991) has served as a catalyst for the construction of monthly indicators of economic activity. However, its application has been focused on national statistics. In this article we develop a new empirical strategy of three steps to build regional economic ind...

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Main Authors: Pavel Vidal, Lya Paola Sierra, Johana Sanabria, Jaime Andrés Collazos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Latin American Studies Association 2017-10-01
Series:Latin American Research Review
Online Access:https://larrlasa.org/articles/38