Forecasting in a Time of Crisis - Freedonia Chief Economist Weighs In

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Jun 30, 2020, 16:10 ET

CLEVELAND, June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Freedonia Group is pleased to announce the release of a new white paper written by long-time Chief Economist Tom Bowne. The paper, Forecasting in a Time of Crisis – How COVID-19 is Affecting Economic Forecasting, offers Mr. Bowne's interpretations of the two scenerios presented in the June release of OECD's Economic Outlook.

Download the white paper: https://www.freedoniagroup.com/Content/forecasting-in-a-time-of-crisis

According to Mr. Bowne, "On June 10, the OECD released its semiannual Economic Outlook. In a departure from its usual practice, the OECD staff offered two sets of forecasts of GDP growth for the next two years. One set assumes that countries will face a second wave of COVID-19 infections late in 2020. The other assumes no such second wave. In the executive summary, a suggestion is made that the staff views the two scenarios as about equally likely to occur."

Sections include:

Downward revisions to forecasts
Social distancing driving the economic effect of the pandemic
Changes in future behavior
Tracking the economy in real time

Also see a recent interview with Mr. Bowne and Jennifer Mapes-Christ in the video:

Macroeconomic Trends Talk with The Freedonia Group's Chief Economist

Here Mr. Bowne and Ms. Mapes-Christ discuss the challenges of forecasting in an uncertain era and how to think through available data.

For more postings and analysis on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting certain markets and industries, visit the website: https://www.freedoniagroup.com/

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