ISBN:
0631215697
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9780631215691
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 597 S.
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graph. Darst.
Edition:
1. publ.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] Ebrary 2009 Online-Ressource ebrary online Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Blackwell companions to contemporary economics [2]
Series Statement:
Blackwell companions to contemporary economics
Series Statement:
Blackwell companions to contemporary economics
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. A companion to economic forecasting
DDC:
338.5/442
Keywords:
Prognoseverfahren
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Theorie
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Economic forecasting
;
Economic forecasting
;
Economics
;
Economic forecasting
;
Economics
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Wirtschaft
;
Prognose
Abstract:
The Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology is a comprehensive collection of twenty-six original essays by leading medical sociologists from all over the world. The articles are organized both topically and by region to provide thorough coverage of the concerns, issues, and future directions of the discipline. This invaluable resource is the most informed, complete, and up-to-date reference on transnational medical sociology available today. Covers both substantive areas in medical sociology and regional perspectives located in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa First comparative perspective to provide a comprehensive view of the field.
Abstract:
Cover -- Content -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 An Overview of Economic Forecasting -- 2 Predictable Uncertainty in Economic Forecasting -- 3 Density Forecasting: A Survey -- 4 Statistical Approaches to Modeling and Forecasting Time Series -- 5 Forecasting with Structural Time-Series Models -- 6 Judgmental Forecasting -- 7 Forecasting for Policy -- 8 Forecasting Cointegrated VARMA Processes -- 9 Multi-Step Forecasting -- 10 The Rationality and Efficiency of Individuals' Forecasts -- 11 Decision-Based Methods for Forecast Evaluation -- 12 Forecast Combination and Encompassing -- 13 Testing Forecast Accuracy -- 14 Inference About Predictive Ability -- 15 Forecasting Competitions: Their Role in Improving Forecasting Practice and Research -- 16 Empirical Comparison of Inflation Models' Forecast Accuracy -- 17 The Forecasting Performance of the OECD Composite Leading Indicators for France, Germany, Italy, and the U.K. -- 18 Unit-Root Versus Deterministic Representations of Seasonality for Forecasting -- 19 Forecasting with Periodic Autoregressive Time-Series Models -- 20 Nonlinear Models and Forecasting -- 21 Forecasting with Smooth Transition Autoregressive Models -- 22 Forecasting Financial Variables -- 23 Explaining Forecast Failure in Macroeconomics -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
Description / Table of Contents:
The Blackwell Companion to Medical Socicolgy; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; PART I SUBSTANTIVE TOPICS; 1 Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory; 2 Health and Culture; 3 The Sociology of the Body; 4 Health and Social Stratification; 5 From Women's Health to a Gender Analysis of Health; 6 Work Stress and Health; 7 Migration, Health, and Stress; 8 Health Professions and Occupations; 9 The Convergence and Divergence of Modern Health Care Systems; PART II REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES; The Americas; Western Europe; Russia and Eastern Europe; Africa; The Middle East
Description / Table of Contents:
Asia and the Pacific RegionIndex;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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