Futures Past. Economic Forecasting in the 20th and 21st Century

doi:10.3726/b16817

Futures Past. Economic Forecasting in the 20th and 21st Century

dc.contributor.editor	Fritsche, Ulrich
dc.contributor.editor	Köster, Roman
dc.contributor.editor	Lenel, Laetitia
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-11T09:57:15Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-11T09:57:15Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.description.abstract	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.
dc.description.url	https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/71427
dc.format.extent	220
dc.identifier.doi	10.3726/b16817
dc.identifier.isbn	9783631818701
dc.identifier.isbn	9783631818695
dc.identifier.isbn	9783631818718
dc.identifier.isbn	9783631793169
dc.identifier.uri	http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?fidaac-11858/1007
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publishedIn	Berlin
dc.publisher	Peter Lang
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Literature - Culture - Economy; 5
dc.rights	L
dc.subject.ddc	ddc:300
dc.subject.ddc	ddc:900
dc.subject.field	history
dc.subject.field	socialscience
dc.subject.field	economics
dc.title	Futures Past. Economic Forecasting in the 20th and 21st Century
dc.type	anthology
dc.type.version	publishedVersion
dspace.entity.type	Publication