The MacroForecasting Seminar Series presents: Regularized estimation of heterogeneous panel data models with dynamic factors and local cross-sectional dependence with Julia Schaumburg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) on October 8, 3:30pm CEST. To attend, complete the registration form below:
The SNDE (The Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics) and IIF (International Institute of Forecasters) will hold a one-day virtual meeting for junior researchers on November 22, 2024 at 2-6pm ECT. The submission is open to researchers currently in graduate school or [...]
Congratulations to Pierre Pinson, Editor in Chief for the International Journal of Forecasting who led a dedicated team from Halfspace - an AI, data and analytics Company and Molslinjen A/S, Denmark's largest domestic ferry company, for nearly a year to prepare their submission, [...]
For the 22nd year, the IIF, in collaboration with SAS®, is proud to announce financial research grants for research on improving forecasting methods and business forecasting practice. This grant was created in 2003 by the IIF, with financial support from the SAS® [...]
At the end of the ISF in Dijon, George Athanasopoulos stepped down from his role as President of the IIF. George has played such a critical role in the leadership and development of the IIF, that it is hard to imagine the [...]
The IIF Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Len Tashman, the founding editor of Foresight and Foresight Editor-in-Chief (EIC) for the 17 years 2005-2022, has been designated as an IIF Fellow. Please join us in congratulating Len! [...]
Laurent Ferrara has been elected in July 2024 as President of the International Institute of Forecasters. He has been full Professor of International Economics at SKEMA Business School since September 2019. He is also Adjunct Professor at the Paris School of Economics, [...]
Survey of experts on the predictive validity of ordinary least squares multiple regression models Ordinary least squares multiple (OLS) regression analysis is a method commonly used in the social sciences for estimating causal models from non-experimental, often survey derived, empirical data. While [...]
Yanfei Kang is an Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Management of Beihang University and Head of the Department of Quantitative Economics and Business Statistics. She received her PhD degree from Monash University and previously worked as a postdoctoral [...]
We are proud to announce the THS PhD Forecasting Hackathon, hosted by the Tourism and Hospitality section of the International Institute of Forecasters at the prestigious International Symposium on Forecasting at 10am-5pm on June 30, 2024. This hackathon will challenge you to unleash your forecasting skills and predict the [...]
