Guest editorial: Economic forecasting in times of COVID-19

Laurent Ferrara; Xuguang Simon Sheng

doi:10.1016/j.ijforecast.2021.12.006

Guest editorial: Economic forecasting in times of COVID-19

Int J Forecast. 2022 Apr-Jun;38(2):527-528. doi: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2021.12.006. Epub 2021 Dec 22.

Authors

Laurent Ferrara¹, Xuguang Simon Sheng²

Affiliations

¹ SKEMA Business School, France.
² American University, United States.

Abstract

Why was economic forecasting so difficult during COVID-19? To answer this question, we organized an online workshop in July 2020, sponsored by the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) and hosted by American University. Below you will find some of the lessons that can be drawn from the special issue we edited.

Publication types

Editorial