The Making of National Economic Forecasts

Lawrence R. Klein

ISBN 10: 1847204899 / ISBN 13: 9781847204899

Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, GB, 2009

About this Item

This important book, prepared under the direction of Nobel Laureate Lawrence R. Klein, shows how economic forecasts are made. It explains how modern developments in information technology have made it possible to forecast frequently - at least monthly but also weekly or bi-weekly - depending upon the perceived needs of potential forecast users and also on the availability of updated material. The book focuses on forecasts in a diverse range of economies including the United States, China, India, Russia, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and Turkey.At a time of great economic uncertainty, this book makes an important contribution by showing how new information technology can be used to prepare national economic forecasts.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making of National Economic Forecasts
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847204899
• ISBN 13: 9781847204899
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This important book, prepared under the direction of Nobel Laureate Lawrence R. Klein, shows how economic forecasts are made. It explains how modern developments in information technology have made it possible to forecast frequently - at least monthly but also weekly or bi-weekly - depending upon the perceived needs of potential forecast users and also on the availability of updated material.

The book focuses on forecasts in a diverse range of economies including the United States, China, India, Russia, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and Turkey.

At a time of great economic uncertainty, this book makes an important contribution by showing how new information technology can be used to prepare national economic forecasts.

About the Author

Edited by the late Lawrence R. Klein, former Benjamin Franklin Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, US and 1980 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences