Sökning: "Determinants of Forecast Accuracy"

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  1. 1. Determinants of Analysts' Forecast Accuracy : Empirical Evidence from Sweden

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Författare :Sofie Areskoug; Niklas Karlén; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Financial Analyst; Gender; Determinants of Forecast Accuracy; Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Bachelor Thesis, Program of Master of Business and Economics, 15 hp School of Business and Economics – Linnaeus University in Växjö 2FE30E:3 Spring, 2017 Authors: Sofie Areskoug and Niklas Karlén Supervisor: Damai Nasution Examiner: Natalia Semenova Keywords: Financial Analyst, Gender, Determinants of forecast accuracy, Sweden Background: The search of finding analysts who make the best forecasts has been an ongoing process since the 1930's. Determinants that can help predict the forecast accuracy of the analysts are in the interest of both investors and brokerage houses. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Forecasting commodities : - A study of methods, interests and preception

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Frans Andersen; David Fagersand; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Forecasting; method; interest; perception; accuracy; commodities; decision-making; decision making; knowledge creation; risk management; hedging; strategic purchasing; budgeting;

    Sammanfattning : This study aims to investigate reasons for variation in accuracy between different forecast methods by studying the choice of methods, learning processes, biases and opinions within the firms using them; enabling us to provide recommendations of how to improve accuracy within each forecast method. Eleven Swedish and international companies that are regularly forecasting commodity price-levels have been interviewed. LÄS MER

  4. 3. VARs and ECMs in forecasting – a comparative study of the accuracy in forecasting Swedish exports

    Magister-uppsats, Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Arizo Karimi; [2008]
    Nyckelord :VAR-model; ECM-model; co-integration; forecast accuracy; export demand equation;

    Sammanfattning : In this paper, the forecast performance of an unrestricted Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model was compared against the forecast accuracy of a Vector error correction (VECM) model when computing out-of-sample forecasts for Swedish exports. The co-integrating relation used to estimate the error correction specification was based upon an economic theory for international trade suggesting that a long run equilibrium relation among the variables included in an export demand equation should exist. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The Information Content of Management Forecasts: Evidence from Nordic Rights Issues

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Författare :Oscar Claeson; Asser Koskinen; [2007]
    Nyckelord :information content; management forecasts; rights issues; nordic market;

    Sammanfattning : We use a unique data set consisting of the last 20 years of forecasts of future operating performance made by corporate managers in connection with a rights issue on four Nordic stock exchanges. We find that forecasting firms outperform non-forecasting firms in the short run and mid-term. LÄS MER