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A Novel Forecasting Model for the Baltic Dry Index Utilizing Optimal Squeezing

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A Novel Forecasting Model for the Baltic Dry Index Utilizing Optimal Squeezing. / Makridakis, Spyros; Merikas, Andreas; Merika, Anna et al.
In: Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 39, No. 1, 01.01.2020, p. 56-68.

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Makridakis, S, Merikas, A, Merika, A, Tsionas, M & Izzeldin, M 2020, 'A Novel Forecasting Model for the Baltic Dry Index Utilizing Optimal Squeezing', Journal of Forecasting, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 56-68. https://doi.org/10.1002/for.2613

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Makridakis S, Merikas A, Merika A, Tsionas M, Izzeldin M. A Novel Forecasting Model for the Baltic Dry Index Utilizing Optimal Squeezing. Journal of Forecasting. 2020 Jan 1;39(1):56-68. Epub 2019 May 22. doi: 10.1002/for.2613

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Makridakis, Spyros ; Merikas, Andreas ; Merika, Anna et al. / A Novel Forecasting Model for the Baltic Dry Index Utilizing Optimal Squeezing. In: Journal of Forecasting. 2020 ; Vol. 39, No. 1. pp. 56-68.

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