This paper describes some recent advances and contributions to our understanding of
economic forecasting. The framework we develop helps explain the findings of forecasting …

Practices used to address economic forecasting problems have undergone substantial
changes over recent years. We review how such changes have influenced the ways in …

This paper gives a brief survey of forecasting with panel data. It begins with a simple error
component regression model and surveys the best linear unbiased prediction under various …

The Social Science Encyclopedia, first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists,
librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe …

We consider forecasting using a combination, when no model coincides with a non‐constant
data generation process (DGP). Practical experience suggests that combining forecasts …

This paper addresses the question of what the nature of science is. I will first make a few
preliminary historical and systematic remarks. Next, I shall give an answer to the question …

Empirical studies using survey data on expectations have frequently observed that forecasts
are biased and have concluded that agents are not rational. We establish that existing …

Is my enterprise really prepared for future business? What can I do to become more
competitive? Ulf Pillkahn's book is directed at all of those seeking answers to these …

Wie gut ist mein Unternehmen auf die Zukunft vorbereitet? Wie kann es sich besser
vorbereiten und damit wettbewerbsfähiger werden? Wie man diese Fragen beantwortet …

Existing results on the properties and performance of forecast combinations have been
derived in the context of mean squared error loss. Under this loss function empirical studies …