This paper analyses the forecasting performance of monetary policy reaction functions using U.S. Federal Reserve's Greenbook real-time data. The results indicate that articial neural networks are able to predict the nominal interest rate better than linear and nonlinear Taylor rule models as...

Electricity demand from air conditioners are increasing every year due to increasing ambient air temperature. Several air-conditioned rooms in Thailand currently use low-efficient fixed-speed air conditioners. Prediction of heat load entering air-conditioned rooms may lead to better control of...