The literature on structural breaks focuses on ex post identification of break points that may have occurred in the past. While this question is important, a more challenging problem facing econometricians is to provide forecasts when the data generating process is unstable. The purpose of this...

Purpose: This paper aims to answer the question: What are the impacts of implementing in-state procurement preference policies on the economy of the state of South Carolina? Design/methodology/approach: Toevaluate the impacts, the following six economic indicators were analyzed: jobs, personal...