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An empirical study of selection and estimation of statistical growth models

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In this paper the linear and the exponential statistical growth models are compared to enable the empirical researcher choose the appropriate model for purposes of estimating growth rates. It is concluded that the exponential model outperforms the linear model.

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  1. Department of Economics, Dahlhousie University, B3H 3J5, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    S. Amirkhalkhali, U. L. G. Rao & S. Amirkhalkhali

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Amirkhalkhali, S., Rao, U.L.G. & Amirkhalkhali, S. An empirical study of selection and estimation of statistical growth models. Empirical Economics 10, 201–208 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01979488

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