Macroeconomic Forecasting: A Sociological Appraisal
Author:   Robert Evans
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   No.20
ISBN:  

9780415206945


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   24 June 1999
Format:   Hardback
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Drawing on interviews with the UK government's Panel of Independent Forecasters, the author shows how economic models, forecasts and policy analysis depend crucially upon the judgements of economists.

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Author:   Robert Evans
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   No.20
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9780415206945


ISBN 10:   0415206944
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   24 June 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Who Knows What Tomorrow Brings? Brief Introductions to Economic Forecasting and the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge 2. Cherished Beliefs and Statistics: How Economic Models are Estimated 3. Extrapolations and Expertise: How Economic Forecasts Are Made 4. Soothsaying or Science? Trying to Falsify an Economic Model 5. Different Models: Economic Forecasts in February 1993 6. Different Futures: Controversies and Disputes in July 1993 7. Difficult Choices: Policy Recommendations in October 1993 8. From TINA to TRACY: Economic Models, Economic Policy and Science Studies

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'...the book offers informative insight to any student of the making of macroeconomic policy in the UK...' - Anca Porojan - International Journal of Forecasting 16 (2000) 423-340


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