nowcast: Economic Nowcasting with Bridge Equations and Real-Time Evaluation in R
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Abstract
Estimates GDP and other headline economic numbers before the official figures are released, using the higher-frequency monthly data that arrives first. Measures how accurate those early estimates turn out to be once the true number lands, and tests whether one forecasting method beats another.
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Recommended citation: Coverdale, C. (2026). nowcast: Economic Nowcasting with Bridge Equations and Real-Time Evaluation in R. Working paper.
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