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title: Machine Learning for Inflation Forecasting in Brazil
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/eee-lajcba-v-4-y-2023-i-2-s2666143823000042/
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identifier: RePEc:eee:lajcba:v:4:y:2023:i:2:s2666143823000042
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS2666143823000042%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Alajcba%3Av%3A4%3Ay%3A2023%3Ai%3A2%3As2666143823000042
featured: 2023-07-12
citations: unknown
topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
---


# Machine Learning for Inflation Forecasting in Brazil

The paper investigates the use of machine learning for improved inflation forecasting in Brazil, outdoing traditional econometric models and aiding in identifying crucial inflation predictors.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS2666143823000042%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Alajcba%3Av%3A4%3Ay%3A2023%3Ai%3A2%3As2666143823000042
- Identifier: RePEc:eee:lajcba:v:4:y:2023:i:2:s2666143823000042
- Released: 2023-07-12
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 7 (2023-07-12): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2023-07-12/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Macro-Finance & Rates

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