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9780415206945

Macroeconomic Forecasting: A Sociological Appraisal

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415206945

  • ISBN10:

    0415206944

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-08-17
  • Publisher: Routledge

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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.

Table of Contents

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