In this study we tried to compare two models in order to identify optimal neural networks models in predicting bankruptcy. Multi-layered perceptron (MLP) because of easy training and high efficiency and also integrated multi-layered perceptron (most used neural network in predicting bankruptcy)...

This article is concerned with forecasting from nonlinear conditional mean models. First, a number of often applied nonlinear conditional mean models are introduced and their main properties discussed. The next section is devoted to techniques of building nonlinear models. Ways of computing...

We consider the basic problem of refi tting a time series over a finite period of time and formulate it as a stochastic dynamic program. By changing the underlying Markov decision process we are able to obtain a model that at optimality considers historical data as well as forecasts of future...