Topics: - What to look for in the data before preparing forecasts - How to treat data when "problems" are recognized - How to prepare forecasts using different models and techniques - When each forecasting model is appropriate - How to use forecasts effectively after they are prepared

The IAOS Conference Ottawa 2006 has adopted as its principal theme the subject People on the Move: Measuring Environmental, Social and Economic Impacts Within and Between Nations. The conference focuses on issues associated with measuring these aspects.

We are particularly interested in papers that explore the implications of corporate responsibility, globalisation and global business for business and marketing strategy. Research papers can be either empirical or conceptual. Topic areas include the following: - Consumer behavior, branding &...

“Title of the paper to be announced ” Nour Meddahi (Dept. de Sciences Economiques, Montreal, Canada and CREST, Paris, France) Discussant: TBA “The Relative Efficiency of Pseudo Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Inference in Conditionally Heteroskedastic Dynamic Regression Models” ENRIQUE...