TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ulrich Fritsche
AU  - Roman Köster
AU  - Laetitia Lenel
PY  - 2020
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 2364-1304
SN  - 9783631818695
TI  - Futures Past. Economic Forecasting in the 20th and 21st Century
DO  - 10.3726/b16817
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1068889
N2  - Few areas in economics are as controversial as economic forecasting. While the field has sparked great hopes for the prediction of economic trends and events throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, economic forecasts have often proved inaccurate or unreliable, thus provoking severe criticism in times of unpredicted crisis. Despite these failures, economic forecasting has not lost its importance. Futures Past considers the history and present state of economic forecasting, giving a fascinating account of the changing practices involved, their origins, records, and their implications. By bringing together economists, historians, and sociologists, this volume offers fresh perspectives on the place of forecasting in modern industrial societies, thereby making a broader claim for greater interdisciplinary cooperation in the history of economics.
KW  - Fiktionale Erwartungen, Prognosefehler, Geschichte der Wirtschaftsprognose, Gesellschaftliche Relevanz der Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Ökonomisches Denken im 20. Jahrhundert
LA  - English
ER  -