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Christopher A. Sims and Vector Autoregressions *
Author(s) -
Christiano Lawrence J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the scandinavian journal of economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.725
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1467-9442
pISSN - 0347-0520
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2012.01737.x
Subject(s) - economics , econometrics , vector autoregression , macroeconomics , keynesian economics
Three decades ago, Christopher A. Sims suggested that vector autoregressions (VARs) are useful statistical devices for evaluating alternative macroeconomic models. His suggestion has stood the test of time well. In the early days, VARs played an important role in the evaluation of alternative models. They continue to play that role today.
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