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UK Forecasts of Annual GDP: Their Accuracy and the Information Categories Underlying Their Revisions

open access: yesJournal of Forecasting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Policy makers are concerned with the accuracy of GDP forecasts and want to understand the reasons for the revision of forecasts. We study these issues by examining forecasts of annual UK GDP growth by a panel of agents, published monthly by HM Treasury. We focus on two main issues: the developing accuracy of the group‐mean forecast as horizons
Nigel Meade, Ciaran Driver
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Derivative Use on Default Probability Among Nonfinancial Firms: Evidence From European Firms

open access: yesJournal of Futures Markets, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how institutional environments shape the effectiveness of derivative hedging in reducing corporate default risk. Using hand‐collected data from non‐financial firms across nine European countries and various econometric methods to control for endogeneity, we provide novel evidence that the risk‐reducing benefits of ...
Amrit Judge, Khai Le, Kim Ly
wiley   +1 more source

Intensifying Drought Patterns and Agricultural Water Stress in Erbil Governorate, Iraq: A Spatiotemporal Climate Analysis

open access: yesGlobal Challenges, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drought is a prolonged lack of rainfall that causes water shortages for agricultural land by reducing soil moisture and limiting crop yields. This study assesses the impacts of drought in Erbil, Iraq, using 28 years of data from the southern, central, and northern regions.
Karrar Mahdi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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