Linear combination of forecasts: A general Bayesian model

We provide a general Bayesian model for combining forecasts from experts (or forecasting models) who might be biased and correlated with each other. The combination procedure involves debiasing and then combining unbiased forecasts. We also provide a sequential method for learning about the forecasters' biases in the process of combining information from them.

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