For many years, economists have been using statistical tools to estimate parameters of macroeconomic models. Forecasting plays a major role in macroeconomic planning and it is an essential analytical tool in countries' economic strategies. In recent years, researchers are developing new...

Forecasting plays a major role in financial planning and it is an essential analytical tool in banks' strategies. In recent years, researchers are developing new techniques for estimation. Financial performance evaluation of banks is a kind of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problem which...