Incorporating Market Information into the Construction of the Fan Chart

Author/Editor:

Prakash Kannan ; Selim A Elekdag

Publication Date:

August 1, 2009

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper develops a simple procedure for incorporating market-based information into the construction of fan charts. Using the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s global growth forecast as a working example, the paper goes through the theoretical and practical considerations of this new approach. The resulting spreadsheet, which implements the approach, is available upon request from the authors.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2009/178

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

August 1, 2009

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451873252/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2009178

Pages:

21

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