This paper surveys recent developments in the evaluation of point forecasts. Taking West’s (2006) survey as a starting point, we briefl y cover the state of the literature as of the time of West’s writing. We then focus on recent developments, including advancements in the evaluation of...

Die Analyse präsentiert Prognosen für die deutsche und rheinland-pfälzische Bevölkerung mithilfe von ARIMA-Modellen. Außerdem wird ein Vergleich dieser Ergebnisse zu den theoriehaltigen Prognosen des Statistischen Bundesamtes, des Statistischen Landesamtes Rheinland-Pfalz und des...

This paper describes how stochastic population forecasts are used to inform and analyze policies related to government spending on the elderly, mainly in the context of the industrialized nations. The paper first presents methods for making probabilistic forecasts of demographic rates,...