Economic forecasting

• Economic forecasts

• Economic forecasting

• Economic forecasting evaluation: re-examination of the track record of macroeconomic forecasting.

When a forecasting technique is selected, economists and statisticians would like to evaluate the technique for its ability to forecast accurately. No...

• Journal of Economic Issues
• Vol. 40 Nbr. 3, September 2006

• Economic Forecasting.

Each year since 1994, the staff has developed financial assumptions as an initial phase of the program planning process. In order to facilitate the pr...

• Information Outlook
• Vol. 5 Nbr. 3, March 2001

• When Members of Old Dominion University's Economic Forecasting...[Derived Headline]

When members of Old Dominion University's Economic Forecasting Project gave their annual forecast last January, they hit the mark on several counts. Economist Vinod Agar-wal predicted that real estate would be under pressure and home prices would flatten or fall. His colleague Gil Yochum said there would be a recession if oil went through $100 a barrel.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• January 20, 2009

• Does the Yield Curve Signal Recession?

Predicting the future has always fascinated humans, and economic forecasting doubles the interest by adding a chance to turn a profit. One popular forecasting tool -- the yield curve -- has made headlines lately because it may be predicting a recession. The yield curve simply plots the yield on the bond against its time to maturity. Yield curve predictions about future growth come in two general flavors. The most straightforward, and, arguably, robust way to use the yield curve is to use the statistical relationship between its slope and future economic growth, and then look where the current yield curve is pointing. Despite the evidence linking the yield curve to economic growth, and even though yield-curve inversions preceded the two most recent recessions, many have suggested that th...

• Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Economic Commentary
• April 15, 2006

• Expert Predicts Recession for Maine ; the Economic Forecasting Panel's Chair Says the State Would Be Hit Moderately, Losing Up to 3,000 Jobs.

Maine is likely to follow the nation into a recession this year, with the loss of up to 3,000 jobs, economist Charles Colgan said Wednesday. Colgan said a national recession is more likely than he thought just a couple of weeks ago, when he put the odds of an economic decline at 50-50.

• Portland Press Herald
• January 10, 2008

• Partnership Between Economic Forecasting Leaders Opens Investment Opportunities in Brazil, Russia, India and China.

BALTIMORE -- With Western economies awash in debt, recession and political turmoil, American investors are actively seeking investment alternatives in...

• Business Wire
• October 06, 2009

• Miami LT CFO event: key topics: Economic review, CFO Award, improving forecasting and multi-country financial management.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Latin America is expected to see real GDP growth of 3.9 percent this year after an estimated 4.6 percent in 2011, Kathryn Roo...

• Latin Trade
• Vol. 20 Nbr. 1, January 2012

• High-Tech Tools Speed Up Economic Forecasting

For members of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, the upbeat conclusions were hard to miss. They saw how home building, spurred by low interest rates, will remain strong in the region in 2004. So will sales of new cars. They also heard how the low jobless rate will fall even further as local employers step up their hiring.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• January 29, 2004

• The Journal Record Business Briefs: November 19, 2010

OSU to release 2011 state economic outlook The Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business Center for Applied Economic Research will present the 2011 Oklahoma Economic Outlook report at its annual economic forecasting conference.

• The Journal Record
• November 26, 2010

• Amateur Seers Can Sometimes Get the Best of the Pros

The economy can't be predicted. The longer I live, the more I believe that's true. Running the Derby of Economic Forecasting Talent (DEFT for short) reinforces my conviction.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• March 08, 2011