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title: Nowcasting NZ GDP with ML
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/een-camaaa-2018-47/
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updated: 2026-09-26
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identifier: RePEc:een:camaaa:2018-47
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcama.crawford.anu.edu.au%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpublication%2Fcama_crawford_anu_edu_au%2F2018-09%2F47_2018_richardson_mulder_vehbi.pdf%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeen%3Acamaaa%3A2018-47
featured: 2025-10-24
citations: unknown
topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
---


# Nowcasting NZ GDP with ML

The paper reveals that machine learning algorithms are more effective than traditional statistical models in predicting real GDP growth in New Zealand.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcama.crawford.anu.edu.au%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpublication%2Fcama_crawford_anu_edu_au%2F2018-09%2F47_2018_richardson_mulder_vehbi.pdf%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeen%3Acamaaa%3A2018-47
- Identifier: RePEc:een:camaaa:2018-47
- Released: 2018-02-23
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 116 (2025-10-24): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2025-10-24/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Macro-Finance & Rates

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