NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

An Appraisal of Short-Term Economic Forecasts

Victor Zarnowitz

Published in 1967 by UMI

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0156 pages
ISBN: 0-87014-445-6

Table of Contents

Front matter,"AN APPRAISAL OF SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC FORECASTS". (p. -14 - 0) (bibliographic info) (download)

Introduction and Summary. (p. 1 - 8) (bibliographic info) (download)

1. A Collection of Aggregative Economic Forecasts . (p. 9 - 11) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. MEASUREMENT AND PRESENTATION OF BASIC DATA. (p. 12 - 19) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. SHORT-RUN VARIATIONS IN FORECASTERS' PERFORMANCE. (p. 20 - 30) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. SUMMARY MEASURES AND TYPES OF ERROR. (p. 31 - 59) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. TIME SPAN OF FORECASTS AND PREDICTIVE ACCURACY. (p. 60 - 82) (bibliographic info) (download)

6. YARDSTICKS OF PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE. (p. 83 - 120) (bibliographic info) (download)

7. COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES OF TYPES OF FORECASTS. (p. 121 - 134) (bibliographic info) (download)

8. RELATED STUDIES AND PLANS. (p. 135 - 139) (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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