Product Description: The literature on economic forecasting has made great strides in the past ten to fifteen years. For example, new real-time databases have led to the development of new tools that can account for revisions to past data; dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models are increasingly being used to forecast; and diffusion indexes allow forecasters to incorporate the information in hundreds of series when producing forecasts...read more

Product Description: Now available in a new edition, this wonderful tour of the Holy Land has been thoroughly revised, expanded, and brought up to date. Perfect for travelers (not least those of the armchair variety), this concise, readable, and even witty book offers both an authoritative look at the history, art, architecture, and archaeological aspects of the region, and expert advice on how to find the sites and monuments of the greatest interest to the visitor...read more