Journal Article
The national income and product accounts
Webb, Roy H. (1986-05)
Economic Review , Volume 72 , Issue May , Pages 11-17

Journal Article
An index of leading indicators for inflation
Webb, Roy H.; Rowe, Tazwell S. (1995-04)
Economic Quarterly , Issue Spr , Pages 75-96

Journal Article
Forecasts 1983
Webb, Roy H. (1983-01)
An abstract for this article is not available.
Economic Review , Volume 69 , Issue Jan , Pages 3-6

Journal Article
Which price index should a central bank employ?
Webb, Roy H. (2004-04)
Economic Quarterly , Volume 90 , Issue Spr , Pages 63-76

Journal Article
National productivity statistics
Webb, Roy H. (1998-01)
Economic Quarterly , Issue Win , Pages 45-64

Journal Article
Using the federal funds futures market to predict monetary policy actions
Webb, Roy H.; Owens, Raymond E. (2001-04)
Economic Quarterly , Issue Spr , Pages 69-77

Journal Article
Interest rates and federal deficits
Webb, Roy H. (1982-07)
An abstract for this article is not available.
Economic Review , Volume 68 , Issue Jul , Pages 16-22

Briefing
How useful are consumer surveys as macroeconomic indicators?
Webb, Roy H. (2010-07)
Most economic indicators attempt to summarize what happened at a particular time in the past. Consumer surveys, however, examine attitudes and are thus fundamentally different from other widely reported indicators. Some surveys, such as those that measure inflation expectations, have proven to be useful to economists and policymakers, while the evidence is more mixed for others, such as forecasts of consumer spending.
Richmond Fed Economic Brief , Issue July

Journal Article
Labor market data
Webb, Roy H.; Whelpley, William (1989-11)
A guide to the use and interpretation of labor market data (employment, unemployment, and wages). Important statistical sources are surveyed and their histories outlined.
Economic Review , Volume 75 , Issue Nov , Pages 15-22

Journal Article
Vector autoregressions as a tool for forecast evaluations
Webb, Roy H. (1984-01)
In his article, Vector Autoregressions as a Tool for Forecast Evaluation, Roy H. Webb proposes that VAR forecasts be used as a standard of comparison for other forecasts. He begins by explaining how conventional forecasting models are constructed and used, and summarizes a few common objections to these models. He then describes the VAR methodology and compares forecasts from a simple VAR model with those from a consulting firm that uses a conventional model and with a series of consensus forecasts. The VAR model holds its own in this competition; in fact, only the VAR model is able to ...
Economic Review , Volume 70 , Issue Jan , Pages 3-11