Title

The Case for Making Economic Forecasts: St. Offset and Annual Projections

Authors

Murray L. Weidenbaum, Washington University in St Louis

Files

Publication Date

12-1-1985

Series Information

Occasional Paper 50

Publisher

Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130

Description

Murray Weidenbaum states that the public should not expect pinpoint accuracy in economic forecasting. But prevailing forecasts can be helpful in indicating the general direction and trends for the year ahead.

Keywords

Economic Forecasting, Blue Chip Economic Indicators

Disciplines

Economics | Public Policy

Comments

The Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), 1975-2001, is the predecessor of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis. Permanent URL: http://dx.doi/org/10.7936/K73N21KH

DOI

doi:10.7936/K73N21KH

Recommended Citation

Weidenbaum, Murray L., "The Case for Making Economic Forecasts: St. Offset and Annual Projections", Occasional Paper 50, 1985, doi:10.7936/K73N21KH.
Murray Weidenbaum Publications, https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mlw_papers/97.