Silvia / Iqbal / Swankoski Economic and Business Forecasting

Analyzing and Interpreting Econometric Results
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-56954-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 400 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: SAS Institute

Discover the secrets to applying simple econometric techniques to improve forecasting
Equipping analysts, practitioners, and graduate students with a statistical framework to make effective decisions based on the application of simple economic and statistical methods, Economic and Business Forecasting offers a comprehensive and practical approach to quantifying and accurate forecasting of key variables. Using simple econometric techniques, author John E. Silvia focuses on a select set of major economic and financial variables, revealing how to optimally use statistical software as a template to apply to your own variables of interest.
* Presents the economic and financial variables that offer unique insights into economic performance
* Highlights the econometric techniques that can be used to characterize variables
* Explores the application of SAS software, complete with simple explanations of SAS-code and output
* Identifies key econometric issues with practical solutions to those problems
Presenting the "ten commandments" for economic and business forecasting, this book provides you with a practical forecasting framework you can use for important everyday business applications.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Silvia, John E.

Iqbal, Azhar

Swankoski, Kaylyn

Watt, Sarah

Bullard, Sam

Über Autor(innen)

JOHN E. SILVIA is a Managing Director and the ChiefEconomist for Wells Fargo Securities. In 2010, he was recognizedfor the Best Inflation Forecast, the Best Overall Forecast, and theBest Personal Consumption Expenditures Forecast by The FederalReserve Bank of Chicago.
AZHAR IQBAL is an Econometrician and Vice President atWells Fargo Securities where he provides quantitative analysis tothe Economics group as well as modeling and forecasting of macroand financial variables. He has spoken at the American EconomicAssociation, Econometric Society, and other internationalconferences.
SAM BULLARD is a Managing Director and Senior Economistat Wells Fargo Securities providing analysis and commentary onfinancial markets and macroeconomic developments.
SARAH WATT is an Economist with Wells Fargo Securities.She covers the U.S. macro economy, including labor market trends.She also works closely with senior members of her team to producespecial reports and regional economic commentary on several U.S.states.
KAYLYN SWANKOSKI is an Economic Analyst at Wells FargoSecurities.