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Record Nr.

UNISA996217316503316

Autore

Evans Robert <1968, >

Titolo

Macroeconomic forecasting : a sociological appraisal / / Robert Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-280-33230-1

1-134-62346-1

0-203-25509-7

0-203-02720-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the modern world economy

Disciplina

339/.01/12

Soggetti

Economic forecasting

Macroeconomics - Econometric models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-223) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of equations; List of models; Acknowledgements; Who knows what tomorrow brings? Brief introductions to the sociology of scientific knowledge and to economic forecasting; Cherished beliefs and t-statistics: how economic models are estimated; Extrapolations and expertise: how economic forecasts are made; Soothsaying or science? Choosing between economic models; Different models: economic forecasts in February 1993; Different futures: controversies and disputes in July 1993

Difficult choices: policy recommendations in October 1993Economic models, economic policy and science studies; Appendix A: equations used in the econometric model; Notes; Bibliography; Interviews; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on interviews with the UK government's Panel of Independent Forecasters, the author shows how economic models, forecasts and policy analysis depend crucially upon the judgements of economists.