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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2018 · 7 MIN

Four to six inches of GDP growth

from Notes on the Week Ahead · host Dr. David Kelly

The key to a successful career in economics, as in weather-forecasting, is never to be too precise. In the middle of winter, you won’t hear a meteorologist forecast five inches of snow for Central Park. However, she may well tell you we will get between four and six inches – her forecast thus indicating both what she expects and her personal doubts regarding that expectation.

The key to a successful career in economics, as in weather-forecasting, is never to be too precise. In the middle of winter, you won’t hear a meteorologist forecast five inches of snow for Central Park. However, she may well tell you we will get between four and six inches – her forecast thus indicating both what she expects and her personal doubts regarding that expectation.

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