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

Working Paper
Forecasts of inflation for VAR models
Webb, Roy H. (1994)
Why are forecasts of inflation from VAR models so much worse then their forecasts of real variables? This paper documents that relatively poor performance, and finds that the price equation of a VAR model fitted to U.S. postwar data is poorly specified. Statistical work by other authors has found that coefficients in such price equations may not be constant. Based on specific monetary actions, two changes in monetary policy regimes are proposed. Accounting for those two shifts yields significantly more accurate forecasts and lessens the evidence of misspecification.
Working Paper , Paper 94-08

Journal Article
The cyclical behavior of prices and employee compensation
Webb, Roy H. (2003-01)
Economic Quarterly , Volume 89 , Issue Win , Pages 69-83

Journal Article
Why economic data should be handled with care : the case of the suspiciously slow growth statistic
Webb, Roy H. (1983-07)
An abstract for this article is not available.
Economic Review , Volume 69 , Issue Jul , Pages 12-13

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
Commodity prices as predictors of aggregate price change
Webb, Roy H. (1988-11)
Many analysts have advocated using commodity prices as a guide for monetary policy. A necessary condition is that changes in commodity prices are good predictors of future aggregate price changes. This paper examines that proposition. It shows that while commodity prices can help produce more accurate inflation forecasts, the amount of improvement is small.
Economic Review , Volume 74 , Issue Nov , Pages 3-11

Journal Article
Macroeconomic price indexes
Webb, Roy H.; Willemse, Rob (1989-07)
Price Indexes allow one to compare the average levels of prices at different times. Despite their widespread use, price indexes do not answer all questions as well as analysts might wish. Macroeconomic Price Indexes is a guide for users of major price indexes. It provides details about several price indexes to help users intelligently decide what they can learn by using particular indexes.
Economic Review , Volume 75 , Issue Jul , Pages 22-32

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
Wage-price restraint and macroeconomic disequilibrium
Webb, Roy H. (1979-05)
An abstract for this article is not available
Economic Review , Volume 65 , Issue May , Pages 14-25

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