Search results for: QUANTIFICATIONS

• The Challenge of Quantification: An Interdisciplinary Reading

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  • M. Kuc-Czarnecka
  • M. Di Fiore
  • S. Lo Piano
  • A. Puy,
  • A. Saltelli,

  - Minerva - A Review of Science, Learning and Policy - Year 2023

  The present work looks at what we call “the multiverse of quantification”, where visible and invisible numbers permeate all aspects and venues of life. We review the contributions of different authors who focus on the roles of quantification in society, with the aim of capturing different and sometimes separate voices. Several scholars, including economists, jurists, philosophers, sociologists, communication and data scientists,...

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• When all we have is not enough: a search for the optimal method of quantifying inflation expectations

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  • A. Rutkowska
  • M. Szyszko
  • M. B. Pietrzak

  - Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja - Year 2023

  Although inflation expectations are pivotal variables for central banks, they are not directly observable. Therefore, central banks use qualitative survey results to proxy consumer expectations, and their quantification in this manner is often criticized. In this study, we investigate and identify an optimal quantification procedure for survey results based on a set of regression and probabilistic models. Specifically, we seek...

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