Inflation forecasts: how good are they?

Dean Croushore

Business Review, 1996, issue May, 15-25

Abstract: Forecasts of inflation affect decision-making in many segments of the economy. But in the early 1980s, economists found that forecasts in surveys taken over the past 20 years systematically underpredicted inflation. As a result, many economists stopped paying attention to forecasts. However, they may have abandoned them too quickly. In this article, Dean Croushore takes a closer look at survey forecasts and, after considering some relevant factors, concludes that inflation forecasts may not be as bad as you think

Keywords: Inflation (Finance); Forecasting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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