Determinants of Current Account Imbalances in 16 OECD Countries: An Out-Of-Sample Perspective

We employ panel data as well as country-specific models to uncover empirically the determinants of current account imbalances. We find evidence of slope heterogeneity likely rendering the fixed-effect estimator inconsistent. Mean group estimation is followed to overcome the latter difficulty. Both estimation techniques are evaluated by means of in- and out-of-sample criteria. The mean group estimator outperforms the fixed-effect approach and, moreover, only three economic variables are found to impact on the current account balance significantly. These are the government budget balance, the domestic output gap and the changes of the terms of trade. We finally propose a parsimonious dynamic model of the current account, including only these variables and illustrate that it has similar predictive accuracy as country-specific benchmark models. JEL no. F32, C23, C53     

毛泽东关于中国革命的科学预见及其重大意义

毛泽东具有高超的科学预见的能力。毛泽东的科学预见能力在于他掌握了社会调查的方法 ,正确地运用对立统一规律和量变到质变的规律 ,以及采取“从群众中来 ,到群众中去”的方法。学习毛泽东关于中国革命的科学预测理论与方法 ,对于处理当今国际国内的各种复杂问题有着十分重要的意义。     

基于BP网络对我国通货膨胀率的预测及其分析

本文首先由我国的CPI计算出通货膨胀率,综合分析了我国通货膨胀率和GDP增长率数据。其次,用带有动量项和自适应学习率的BP神经网络预测出2008～2009年我国CPI,从而推算出2008～2009年我国通货膨胀率分别是4.99%和4.91%左右。并提出了一些相应的政策建议。     

Diffusion of Products with Limited Supply and Known Expiration Date

In this paper, we provide a model for diffusion of products, which are available in limited quantity until a known expiration date, after which the unsold products have no value. We consider the case of a performing arts company. The model development is built on the foundation of classical product diffusion model by Bass (1969) and the psychological effect known as the scarcity principle (Cialdini, 1985). Our empirical analysis results show that the proposed model can provide significant improvement in prediction of the products characterized by the scarcity effect.     

水泥土搅拌桩复合地基承载力的灰色预测

详细阐述灰色模型的建立及调整过程,利用复合地基沉降实测数据,根据灰色系统理论,建立(1,1)模型,可模拟复合地基的P~s曲线,预测地基沉降的发展趋势,分析水泥土搅拌桩复合地基的承载性能。     

基于偏离度分析法的江苏省旅游就业潜力预测

当前，旅游业的就业功能受到广泛关注和普遍重视，预测和把握旅游就业潜力对促进一个国家和地区旅游业的发展乃至国民经济的发展意义重大。在借鉴已有相关研究成果的基础上，以江苏省为例，运用偏离度分析法对其旅游就业潜力进行了具体测算，以期对江苏省旅游就业工作的发展有所裨益。     

城市货运发展统计数据分析与建模

21世纪的物流在上海的经济活动中扮演着重要的角色,货运在城市交通中所占的比重日益增 加,如何科学地预测货运总量的发展趋势,对上海城市交通规划有着重要的意义。本文采用基于时间序列的 ARIMA模型,构建了上海货运总量发展模型,并对上海中短期的货运发展情况进行预测。     

随机模糊神经网络模型预测铁水硅含量

该文在考虑了具有模糊化和非模糊化的模糊逻辑系统用于高炉铁水含硅量[Si]时各种噪声干扰的同时,把模糊数学理论和随机系统理论结合在一起,建立了一种新的高炉铁水含硅量[Si]的智能预报模型,该模型是由非单值模糊化、模糊规则库、模糊推理机、特殊非模糊化构成的随机模糊神经网络逻辑系统.通过结合莱钢1号高炉实时在线采集的生产数据,进行仿真研究,结果表明,该套模型能够很好地预测高炉铁水含硅量[Si].     

Prediction of the Indian summer monsoon using a stacked autoencoder and ensemble regression model

The study of climatic variables that govern the Indian summer monsoon has been widely explored. In this work, we use a non-linear deep learning-based feature reduction scheme for the discovery of skilful predictors for monsoon rainfall with climatic variables from various regions of the globe. We use a stacked autoencoder network along with two advanced machine learning techniques to forecast the Indian summer monsoon. We show that the predictors such as the sea surface temperature and zonal wind can predict the Indian summer monsoon one month ahead, whereas the sea level pressure can predict ten months before the season. Further, we also show that the predictors derived from a combination of climatic variables can outperform the predictors derived from an individual variable. The stacked autoencoder model with combined predictors of sea surface temperature and sea level pressure can predict the monsoon (June-September) two months ahead with a 2.8% error. The accuracy of the identified predictors is found to be superior to the state-of-the-art predictions of the Indian monsoon.     

区域物流需求量预测分析

区域物流需求量预测是政府有关部门制定物流规划和建设物流基地的决策依据，也是第三方物流企业发展物流业务的重要前提。本文在对区域需求量变化的影响因素分析以及对区域物流需求量指标选取的基础上．采用灰色预测方法对区域物流需求量进行预测。