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080			_a03.01.02 U58
245			_aApproaches and methodologies used in the preparation of economic projections in Caribbean countries : difficulties and suggestions for improvement
260			_bECLAC _aPort of SpainTT _c1999
300			_aiii, 18 p.
500			_aBibliography: p. 18
520			_aPresents 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.
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942			_cM _mU58
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