In this paper, a set of neural network (NN) models is developed to compute short-term forecasts of regional employment … forecasting range. Next, additional forecasts are computed, by combining the NN methodology with Shift-Share Analysis (SSA). Since … differences in the size and time horizons of the data, the forecasts for West and East Germany are computed separately. The out …

countries. An overall evaluation requires that attention is given to the perception and endogeneity of uncertainty …

use an analytical framework in which wage differentials result from two types of uncertainty. Quantity uncertainty … originates from imperfect foresight in future product demand. I argue that workers who take over part of the quantity uncertainty … from the employer get higher payments. Quality uncertainty on the other hand originates from the fact that employers are ex …

In this paper we perform a meta-analysis on empirical estimates of the impact between investment and uncertainty. Since … can explain to a large extent why empirical estimates of the investment-uncertainty relationship differ. …

How does risk or uncertainty in the productivity of research affect the growth rate of the economy? To answer this …&D from profit-maximizing firms. The uncertainty arises from the productivity of these investments in R&D. The main result of … this analysis is that the relationship between long-run growth and uncertainty (on the productivity of knowledge creation …

is, the growth-uncertainty relationship depends on whether returns to scale in knowledge creation are increasing or non …