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Predicting gross state product growth with the Chicago Fed's Midwest Economy Index
Brave, Scott; Wang, Norman (2011-12)
This article explains how the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago?s Midwest Economy Index (MEI) can be used to produce quarterly estimates of the annual gross state product (GSP) growth of each state in the Seventh Federal Reserve District.
Chicago Fed Letter , Issue Dec

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Economic Outlook Symposium: summary of 2011 results and 2012 forecasts
Wang, Norman; Strauss, William A. (2012-02)
According to participants in the Chicago Fed?s annual Economic Outlook Symposium, the U.S. economy is forecasted to grow at a pace below its historical average in 2012, following a year with an even slower rate of growth; inflation is expected to ease in 2012; and the unemployment rate is predicted to edge down this year.
Chicago Fed Letter , Issue Feb