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 …

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 …

converting additional forest land. The extremely high level of threats to East Asian forests that existed even prior to the …. These conclusions indicate that the main policy priorities remain those of improving the management of the region’s forest …

, the forestry industry and forest profitability; discussion of land-use decision making, including the central question of … what influences conversion of farmland to forestry; and forest carbon ecology. Part II moves on to normative analysis of …

One argument against forest reservation is that people want forest reserve resources and would not deliberately destroy … it. In contrast, the basic assumption underlying forest reservation in Nigeria is that local communities cannot conserve … status of households have significant effects on the probability of households having a formal access to forest reserves …