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Economics 427 studies and applies methods of forecasting for business and economics.  The emphasis is on time series statistical forecasting tools and their application to practical forecasting challenges for the U.S., Asian and Hawaii economies.  Topics include statistical methods for modeling and forecasting trend, seasonal and cyclical components of economic time series, multivariate regression models, forecast evaluation, and forecasting in the presence of unit roots.