Der Autor war mit seinem Team u.a. aktiv an der Bekämpfung der letzten Ebola-Epidemie in Afrika beteiligt. In seinem Buch geht es am Rand auch um Beispiele von Pandemien oder Krankheiten wie der Spanischen Grippe, Zika oder Cholera, doch hauptsächlich wird die These erläutert, welche...

The book provides deep insights into the signal extraction problem - especially at the boundary of a sample, where asymmetric filters must be used - and how to solve it optimally. The traditional model-based approach (TRAMO/SEATS or X-12-ARIMA) is an inefficient estimation method because it...

One of the most striking macroeconomic developments during the last three decades is the rise and persistence of large fiscal deficits in a number of countries. Despite recent major fiscal reforms around the world, many countries suffer from recurrent large fiscal imbalances that often reflect...