CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. TABLES x
5. CHARTS xii
6. CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION 1
7. CHAPTER TWO. DESCRIPTION OF THE EMPLOYMENT FORECAST SURVEY AND OTHER SURVEYS OF EMPLOYMENT EXPECTATIONS 4
8. CHAPTER THREE. REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH 18
9. CHAPTER FOUR. EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF PREVIOUS EPS PREDICTIONS 28
10. CHAPTER FIVE. THE SOURCES OF PREDICTIVE ERRORS 43
11. CHAPTER SIX. THE SAMPLING PROBLEM 49
12. CHAPTER SEVEN. THE FORECAST PROBLEM 63
13. CHAPTER EIGHT. THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT FORECASTS 72
14. CHAPTER NINE. THE SOURCES AND REDUCTION OF ESTABLISHMENT FORECAST ERRORS 87
15. CHAPTER TEN. IMPLICATIONS FOR DERIVATION OF MORE RELIABLE INDUSTRY PREDICTIONS 95
16. CHAPTER ELEVEN. GENERAL IMPLICATIONS 105
17. NOTES AND APPENDIXES 109
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 148
19. INDEX 151