This paper evaluates the predictive out-of-sample forecasting properties of six different economic uncertainty …. The core contention is that economic uncertainty improves both forecast accuracy as well as direction-of-change forecasts … an increased relevance of certain economic uncertainty measures for forecasting growth in both real aggregate as well as …

Fundamentals of Risk and Insurance, 11th Edition presents a thorough and comprehensive introduction to the field of … insurance while emphasizing the consumer. The new edition first examines the concept of risk, the nature of the insurance device …, and the rinciples of risk management. It then discusses the traditional fields of life and health insurance as solutions …