Why Mainstream Economic Forecasts Are So Often Wrong

Tags: Money and Banking, Philosophy and Methodology

01/15/2021 Daniel Lacalle

Thanks to politics, confirmation bias, and bad monetary economics, central banks have a lousy record when it comes to economic forecasts.

Original Article: "Why Mainstream Economic Forecasts Are So Often Wrong"

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