Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/273745 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
Literature - Culture - Economy No. 5
Publisher: 
Peter Lang, Berlin
Abstract: 
Few areas in economics are as controversial as economic forecasting. While the field has sparked great hopes for the prediction of economic trends and events throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, economic forecasts have often proved inaccurate or unreliable, thus provoking severe criticism in times of unpredicted crisis. Despite these failures, economic forecasting has not lost its importance. Futures Past considers the history and present state of economic forecasting, giving a fascinating account of the changing practices involved, their origins, records, and their implications. By bringing together economists, historians, and sociologists, this volume offers fresh perspectives on the place of forecasting in modern industrial societies, thereby making a broader claim for greater interdisciplinary cooperation in the history of economics.
Subjects: 
History
Research and development management
Economic history
Business studies
general
Public finance and taxation
Development economics and emerging economies
International economics
Industry and industrial studies
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ISBN: 
978-3-631-81869-5
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Book
Document Version: 
Published Version

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