{"product_id":"the-leading-economic-indicators-and-business-cycles-in-the-united-states-100-years-of-empirical-evidence-and-the-opportunities-for-the-future-hardcover","title":"The Leading Economic Indicators and Business Cycles in the United States: 100 Years of Empirical Evidence and the Opportunities for the Future - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn B. Guerard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribes the use of leading economic indicators as a tool for predicting business cycles\u003cbr\u003eOffers a historical overview of the initial use of economic indicators by Wesley Mitchell and Arthur Burns alongside refinements and extensions by Geoffrey Moore and Victor Zarnowitz\u003cbr\u003ePresents updated evidence of the continuing usefulness of the indicator approach today\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book blends two important topics: 1) An interesting history of research on economic growth and business cycles from the 1900's to today, and 2) A review and application of many of the newest econometric techniques to forecasting economic growth and stock prices. The integration of these two topics produce a volume that should be interesting and useful for both academics and practitioners in the fields of economics and finance.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Martin J. Gruber\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus and Scholar in Residence, NYU\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"John Guerard should be congratulated for writing an authoritative book on business cycles and the use of cyclical indicators in their historical perspectives. It covers the contributions of giants of the field including those by Wesley Mitchell, Arthur Burns, Geoffrey Moore, and Victor Zarnowitz, highlighting the statistical aspects of the issues involved. The book will specifically be useful for economic analysts and practitioners who are in the business of tracking the economy in real time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Kajal Lahiri\u003c\/b\u003e, Distinguished Professor of Economics and Health Policy, Mgt., \u0026amp; Behavior, University at Albany: SUNY\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a time of unprecedented economic uncertainty, this book provides empirical guidance to the economy. This monograph explores time series forecasting and economic cycles using the Leading Economic Indicators, LEI, which are maintained and enhanced by The Conference Board. Given the highly statistically significant relationship with GDP and the unemployment rate, the LEI series is particularly useful for practitioners to help predict business cycles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn B. Guerard\u003c\/b\u003e, Jr., is a member of the McKinley Capital Management Scientific Advisory Board, where he previously served as Director of Quantitative Research in Anchorage, Alaska. John is affiliated with the Computational Finance and Risk Management Program, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA. He earned his AB in Economics from Duke University and Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Texas, Austin. John serves an Associate Editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Investing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe International Journal of Forecasting\u003c\/i\u003e and has published in these journals as well as \u003ci\u003eManagement Science\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnnals of Operations Research\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn B. Guerard, Jr., Ph.D. is a member of the McKinley Capital Management Scientific Advisory Board. He served almost 15 years as Director of Quantitative Research at McKinley Capital Management, in Anchorage, Alaska. John is an Affiliate Instructor in the Department of Applied Mathematics, the Computational Finance and Risk Management Program, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA. He earned his AB in Economics from Duke University, MA in Economics from the University of Virginia, MSIM from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Texas, Austin. Mr. Guerard took three of his doctoral seminars at Texas from Jan Mossin, a co-developer of the Capital Asset Pricing model. John taught at the McIntire School of Commerce, the University of Virginia, Lehigh University, and Rutgers University. John taught as an adjunct faculty member at New York University, and the University of Pennsylvania. He worked with the DAIS Group at Drexel, Burnham, Lambert, Daiwa Securities Trust Company, where he co-managed the Japanese Equity Fund portfolio with Harry Markowitz. While serving as Director of Quantitative Research at Vantage Global Advisors, Mr. Guerard was awarded the first Moskowitz Prize for research in socially responsible investing. John has published several monographs, including \u003ci\u003eCorporate Financial Policy and R\u0026amp;D Management\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2006), \u003ci\u003eQuantitative Corporate Finance\u003c\/i\u003e (Kluwer, now Springer, 2007, with Eli Schwartz, the third edition is at press, 2021), \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Portfolio Construction: Contemporary Applications of Markowitz Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e (Springer, 2010), \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Financial Forecasting in Investment Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (Springer, 2013), and \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Applied Investment Research\u003c\/i\u003e (World Scientific Publishing, 2020, with William T. Ziemba). John serves an Associate Editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Investing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe International Journal of Forecasting\u003c\/i\u003e and has published research in \u003ci\u003eThe International Journal of Forecasting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManagement Science\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe IBM Journal of Research and Development\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnnals of Operations Research\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Forecasting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Investing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Portfolio Management\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Analysts Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eResearch in Finance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eResearch Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Operational Research Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 650\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42120265465991,"sku":"9783030994174","price":137.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ce6a3551c03dfe8da988d2ccf2b2f33b.webp?v=1732546188","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-leading-economic-indicators-and-business-cycles-in-the-united-states-100-years-of-empirical-evidence-and-the-opportunities-for-the-future-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}