Partisan Bias in Professional Macroeconomic Forecasts

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Partisan Bias in Professional Macroeconomic Forecasts

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Here is a recent paper by Benjamin S. Kay, Aeimit Lakdawala, and Jane Ryngaert:
Using a novel dataset linking professional forecasters in the Wall Street Journal Economic Forecasting Survey to their political affiliations, we document a partisan bias in GDP growth forecasts.…

This story appeared on marginalrevolution.com, 2025-07-25 04:50:22.