Keyword: forecasting: applications

Found 1283 papers in total
Improving macro-economic forecasts: The role of consumer confidence
1998,
The failure of economic forecasters to predict the most recent US recession has...
Forecasting economic processes
1998,
When the assumption of constant parameters fails, the in-sample fit of a model may be...
Currency forecasting: An investigation of extrapolative judgement
1997,
This paper aims to explore the potential effects of trend type, noise and forecast...
A further test of the influence of leading indicators on the probability of US business cycle phase shifts
1998,
In earlier work Filardo used a variable transition probability Markov regime-switching...
PSR – an efficient stock-selection tool?
1998,
In this paper we examine the simple investment factor in the Tokyo Stock Exchange...
Forecasting earnings composite variables, financial anomalies, and efficient Japanese and US portfolios
1998,
In this study we address the creation of efficient portfolios with particular emphasis...
Biases in analyst forecasts: Cognitive, strategic or second-best?
1998,
Financial analysts act in a complex environment, and the incentives they face may make...
Just what are we optimizing, anyway?
1998,
The best techniques for optimizing financial market prediction models are generally...
Generating scenarios for global financial planning systems
1998,
Global financial planning requires representative scenarios drawn from stochastic...
A causal forecasting model for the sales of a consumer product
1998,
This paper presents a forecasting model for bimester trade sales of Johnson &...
A note on forecasting international tourism demand in Spain
1997,
This paper considers the extent to which price and income proxy variables help in...
Forecasting a collection of binomial proportions in the presence of covariates
1998,
A Bayesian predictive method is proposed for forecasting a binomial variate where the...
An estimation model for replicating the rankings of the World Competitiveness Report
1997,
The World Competitiveness Report (WCR), a report annually produced by the Institute...
The quality of bank forecasts: The dollar–pound exchange rate, 1990–1993
1996,
A general framework for examining the quality of currency forecasts is described. This...
Analysis of the market for access to broadband telecommunications in the year 2000
1998,
This article presents a case study of the application of the Delphi Method to...
An integrated labor-management system for Taco Bell
1998,
Taco Bell Corporation has approximately 6,490 company-owned, licensed, and franchised...
Selecting the best periodic inventory control and demand forecasting methods for low demand items
1997,
The ( s , S ) form of the periodic review inventory control system has been claimed...
A co-integration approach to forecasting freight rates in the dry bulk shipping sector
1997,
In this paper, a vector autoregressive model is developed for a sample of ocean dry...
Modelling resource availability in general hospitals, design and implementation of a decision support model
1996,
Admission planning in general hospitals means selecting elective patients from a...
Forecasting with the maximum of correlated components having bivariate  t-distributed errors
1996,
The value of the maximum of two forecasts as a component in a linear combination...
The impact of information timeliness on the predictability of stock and futures returns – an application of vector models
1995,
The objective of this study is to measure the influence of the freshness of...
Predicting the severity of motor vehicle accident injuries using models of ordered multiple choice
1996,
This paper presents statistical evidence showing how variations in the attributes of...
Estimating and projecting regional HIV/AIDS cases and costs, 1990–2000: A case study
1997,
We developed predictions of HIV/AIDS caseloads and costs for the Northern Virginia...
Learning in setups: Analysis, minimal forecast horizons, and algorithms
1996,
We analyze the dynamic lot-sizing model in which the cost of a setup depends on the...
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