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Uncertainty

Uncertainty is what makes economic forecasters look for another job. It is also the reason why forecasting is fun. [READ MORE]

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Volume: 22 - Number: 3

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Special Topic Title: The Jobless

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen
The Promising Recovery

A funny thing happened on the way to this forecast: we tripped over bad data. But no harm was done. In fact, when we picked ourselves off the ground, the world looked better. [READ MORE]

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Volume: 20 - Number: 1

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Special Topic Title: Census Data

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen
How Deep?

We can gauge a recession in several ways--the decline in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the number of lost jobs, and the rise in unemployment. An interesting alternative is to express it in terms of time. [READ MORE]

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Volume: 17 - Number: 2

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Special Topic Title: Washington Tax Structure

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen
Looking Up

Economic conditions in the Puget Sound region have been dismal for three years. As if on a steep slide with a long run-out, employment plunged from 1,735,000 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2000 to 1,658,300 in the second quarter of 2002 and then bumped along sideways to 1,656,400 in the third quarter of 2003. [READ MORE]

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Volume: 11 - Number: 4

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Special Topic Title: Regional Forecasting

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen