This paper deals with the estimation of employment equations for Germany, which are to be used for forecasting and …, however, is affected by German reunification and relative factor prices no longer play a significant role. The forecasting …

spatial structure that is required for the estimation of spatial models improves the forecasting performance of non …-series techniques to distinct time series of regional data may then become a sub-optimal forecasting strategy. In the field of regional … forecasting of socio-economic variables, both linear and non-linear models have recently been applied and evaluated. However …

forecasting range. Next, additional forecasts are computed, by combining the NN methodology with Shift-Share Analysis (SSA). Since …-of-sample forecasting ability of the models is evaluated by means of several appropriate statistical indicators. …

forecasting range. Next, additional forecasts are computed, by combining the NN methodology with Shift-Share Analysis (SSA). Since …-of-sample forecasting ability of the models is evaluated by means of several appropriate statistical indicators …