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This paper gives an overview of some issues related to market aluation, focusing on the developments on the New York equity markets. The 42.4 p.c. fall in the S&P 500 price index between 24 March 2000 - when it reached its all-time high - and 31 December 2002 is situated in a very long term...
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If you want good forecasts for your industry, you should hire the best experts. Right? Well, maybe not.
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Previous research has shown that seasonal factors provide one of the most important ways to improve forecast accuracy … the other hand, research has also shown that seasonal factors sometimes increase forecast errors (e.g., Nelson, 1972). So …
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two basic ways of assessing future inflation: forecast and simulation. A forecast is the most likely picture of the future …. In a forecast, all agents are assumed to behave in the most likely way. A simulation, on the other hand, is the most … differentiating between a forecast and a simulation, we discuss the pros and cons of using the two ways of assessing future inflation …
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One of the most important aspects of consumer surveys is the computation of the consumer confidence index, which aims to provide accurate figures on the financial position and outlook of households as well as their intention concerning future consumption and savings. . Although the motion of the...
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This paper is about quality decisions in a vertical structure where competitive producers sell to powerful retailers. Specifically, we focus the analysis on the role played by a tour operator on quality investments when distributing the capacity of a given tourist destination. We emphasize the...
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The question that needs to be asked with regards to the impact of tourism on Jamaica is do we in Jamaica know the real …
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In April 2005, the research paper into Assistance to Tourism: Exploratory Estimates, was released. It is the first … comprehensive attempt to quantify the extent of assistance to tourism on a comparable basis to that for other industries in … Australia. While care is needed in interpreting the results, the estimates suggest that tourism receives a lower rate of …
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city launching a tourism program.<BR> …
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