'Economic Forecasting' provides a comprehensive overview of macroeconomic forecasting. The focus is first on a wide range of theories as well as empirical methods: business cycle analysis, time series methods, macroeconomic models, medium and long-run projections, fiscal and financial forecasts, and sectoral forecasting. NICOLAS CARNOT is Deputy Director for Social and Employment Policies in the French Treasury. He has held several positions at the French Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund, where he has been involved in macroeconomic forecasting and economic policy advice. . . VINCENT KOEN is a Senior Official in the OECD Economics Department and has long been one of the main authors of its 'Economic Outlook'. He has also held positions at the International Monetary Fund and the French Central Bank. He authored a textbook on capitalmarkets and numerous economic articles and holds a PhD from MIT. . . BRUNO TISSOT is Adviser to the General Manager of the BIS, where he previously was theSecretary of the Markets Committee of Central Banks. Before joining the BIS, he ran the International Economic Synthesis Division at the French Ministry ofFinance. With Nicolas Carnot, he co-authored 'La Prévision Économique', whichin 2003 received a prize for best economics book from the French Moral and Political Sciences Academy. INDICE: Introduction - Overview - Business Cycle Analysis - Real Sector Building Blocks - Financial Sector Dynamics - Public Finances - Medium and Long-Run Projections - Risks and Accuracy - Policymaking and Forecasts - Appendix: A Tour of the Forecasting Institutions - Annex I: The Data - Annex II: Time Series Methods - Annex III: Macroeconomic Models - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24322-4
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 520
- Fecha Publicación: 26/08/2011
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