Machine-Learning Techniques in Economics: New Tools for Predicting Economic Growth

ISBN-13: 9783319690131 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 94 str.

Atin Basuchoudhary; James T. Bang; Tinni Sen

Opis

This book develops a machine-learning framework for predicting economic growth. While machine learning itself is not a new idea, advances in computing technology combined with a dawning realization of its applicability to economic questions makes it a new tool for economists.

Spis treści

Why this Book?.- Data, Variables, and Their Sources.- Methodology.- Predicting Economic Growth: A First Look.- Predicting Economic Growth: Which Variables Matter?.- Predicting Recessions: What We Learn from Widening the Goalposts.- Epilogue.