Publication: Journal of Economic Education
Volume: Volume 26, No. 2
Issue: Spring 1995
Pages: 113-121
Author(s): Michael R. Donihue (Colby College)
Address (Principal Author): Michael R. Donihue, Department of Economics, Colby College, Waterville, ME 04901 (207) 872-3115
Internet Address (Principal Author): mrdonihu@colby.edu
Title: Teaching Economic Forecasting to Undergraduates
Abstract: A course in economic forecasting at a liberal arts college is described. The course provides undergraduates with an opportunity to construct and maintain a macroeconomic model of the U.S. economy and use it to apply their theoretical training to real-world issues. Students in the course publish a newsletter that features their model-based forecasts for the national and regional economies.