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 …

monthly and quarterly oil prices. There also has been increased interest in the link between financial markets and oil markets … obvious advantage of financial data in forecasting oil prices is their availability in real time on a daily or weekly basis …