01036nam a2200133Ia 4500 03.01.02 U58 Approaches and methodologies used in the preparation of economic projections in Caribbean countries : difficulties and suggestions for improvement ECLAC Port of SpainTT 1999 iii, 18 p. Bibliography: p. 18 Presents an insight into the approaches and broad techniques used in forecasting and the difficulties faces in achieving robust and credible forecasts. Highlights the major constraints to econometric forecasting. Observes the unpredictability of a number of exogenous variables that are outside the control of the local economy but which impact significantly on small open economies such as the Caribbean economies. Underscores the need for governments to rectify their data collection, processing and integration regimes to provide the type of information that would be useful to a wide variety of studies. 12/7/00 JOY_D M U58 23095 23095 0 0 0 0 CRCM CRCM 2023-05-04 0 03.01.02 U58 0000000017109 2023-05-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 M