The term spread as a monthly cyclical indicator: an evaluation
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This paper evaluates the monthly term spread as a predictor of the growth rates of the U.S. Industrial Production Index and whether or not a month is classified as recessionary using techniques previously applied to quarterly data. 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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تاریخ انتشار 1999