ECON 420 - Forecasting

(4 units)

Prerequisites: ECON 311, and ECON 380 or MATH 380 with grades of “C” or better.
Principles and methods of forecasting. Evaluation of the reliability of existing forecasting techniques. Also covers use of the macroeconomic model as a basis for forecasting and the role of forecasts in the formulation of national economic policy.

(Lecture 3 hours, activity 2 hours.)