Barnes, Michelle L.; Gumbau-Brisa, Fabià; Olivei, … - 2012 - This version: December 2012
predictive power for GDP data revisions. A positive (negative) error in Okun's Law in real time implies that GDP will be later … about the true state of real economic activity also helps to improve GDP forecasts in the near term. Our findings add a new … a change in potential GDP, the equilibrium unemployment rate, or the use of labor's intensive margin. …