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Fiscal foresight, forecast revisions and the effects of government spending in the open economy [PDF]

open access: green, 2012
This paper investigates the effects of government spending on the real exchange rate and the trade balance in the US using a new VAR identification procedure based on spending forecast revisions. I find that the real exchange rate appreciates and the trade balance deteriorates after a government spending shock, although the effects are quantitatively ...
Gambetti, Luca   +2 more
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Foresight in the Fight for Open Admissions: Educational Excellence Examined in the Context of Notions of Meritocracy and Democracy

open access: greenSSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
This paper investigates the writings of educational thought leaders with regard to college access in conjunction with the larger struggle to move from a more selective process to open admissions at the City University of New York (CUNY); additionally, the higher education theories of democracy and meritocracy are explored through various frameworks ...
Avery M. D. Davis
openaire   +2 more sources

Foresight study using scenarios and the Delphi method in the leather agroindustrial chain to 2035 - Alignment of results with open innovation

open access: goldJournal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity
Objective: The objective of this article is to prioritize technologies, innovations, and new businesses related to the leather agroindustrial chain in the department of Quindío (Colombia) for the year 2035.
Jhon Wilder Zartha Sossa   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Preparing an R package for open-source contributions: An experience report on the World Wildlife Fund’s Forest Foresight

open access: hybridJournal of Systems and Software
Deforestation (i.e., the removal or destruction of forests by humans), particularly illegal, is a major cause of ecological and environmental problems. To combat illegal deforestation, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has developed an open-source R package to predict deforestation around the world using machine learning.
Amin Bakhshi   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Research Landscape and Trends in Corporate Foresight

open access: yesForesight and STI Governance, 2022
Corporate Foresight (СF) gains increasing research interest as an efficient decision-making tool in the face of growing market uncertainty. We carried out a bibliometric analysis of the CF literature published between 2001 and 2021.
Eurico Chichorro   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repositioning People in Creative Futures: A Method to Create Sound Advice with Exploratory Scenarios

open access: yesForesight and STI Governance, 2021
Foresight scenarios are not only useful presentational devices to show that many aspects of the future are open. Scenarios are means for generating advice that helps policymakers initiate actions in the present or near future that will be of long-term ...
Guillermo Velasco   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

UNVEILING AI’S EXISTENTIAL THREATS AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITIES [PDF]

open access: yesFilozofia i Nauka, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands at the intersection of unprecedented opportunities and profound challenges. As AI is increasingly integrated into societal structures, the necessity for transparency and open-source approaches becomes paramount to ...
Jessica Baumberger
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptual Frameworks of Foresight and Their Effects: Typology and Applications

open access: yesForesight and STI Governance, 2013
This article assesses foundational concepts in foresight and futures studies. It uses terms matching definitions supplied by other scholars.  It argues that certain concepts underly the practice of foresight; although each foresight context and ...
Marcus Bussey
doaj   +1 more source

Anthrax revisited: how assessing the unpredictable can improve biosecurity

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023
B. anthracis is one of the most often weaponized pathogens. States had it in their bioweapons programs and criminals and terrorists have used or attempted to use it. This study is motivated by the narrative that emerging and developing technologies today
Dunja Manal Sabra   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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