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Comparative Performance of Us Econometric Models

English · Hardback

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Zusatztext 'There is a deal of interesting material contained in this volume for those involved in modelling and forecasting.'The Business Economist Klappentext This volume compares strategic properties of the leading macroeconometric models of the United States. It summarizes the work of an ongoing seminar supported by the National Science Foundation and chaired by Lawrence R. Klein of the University of Pennsylvania. The Seminar meets three timesannually. Comparisons are made across models for such characteristics as conventional multipliers (fiscal, monetary, and supply side shocks), J-curve response to dollar depreciation, and forecast performance under consistent assumptions. There are in-depth comparisons of some models andinvestigation of use of high frequency information to improve forecasts. There are also analyses of the sources of forecast error. The core structures of models, especially their ISLM cores, are compared. The volume contains one chapter on comparison across models of different developing countries. In addition to the contributions by participating model builders who meet regularly, the book contains critical appraisals by outsiders. The contributors include many distinguished economists in model use and analysis. Many are operators of the countries best known modelling facilities. Theintroduction was written by Lawrence R. Klein, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1980, for his work in construction and use of econometric models. Zusammenfassung Lawrence Klein won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his original work in developing modelsOne of the most important, and visible, things economists do is to forecast what will happen in the economy in the future. Each year a number of different groups in the US use their own econometric models to forecast what will happen to the economy in the coming year. Some forecasts are more accurate than others.This book consists of chapters by distinguished economists comparing the different models now being used. It is organized topically rather than by model. The contributors include: Roger Brimmer, Ray Fair, Bert Hickman, F. Gerard Adams, and Albert Ando. Lawrence Klein provides an introduction to the volume....

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Authors Lawrence R. Klein, Lawrence R. (Benjamin Franklin Professor of Klein
Assisted by Lawrence R Klein (Editor), Lawrence R. Klein (Editor)
Publisher Oxford University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 27.06.1991
 
EAN 9780195057720
ISBN 978-0-19-505772-0
No. of pages 336
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries

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