This book develops a machine-learning framework for predicting economic growth. It can also be considered as a primer for using machine learning (also known as data mining or data analytics) to answer economic questions. While machine learning itself is not a new idea, advances in computing technology combined with a dawning realization of its applicability to economic questions makes it a new tool for economists.

Inhalt
Why this Book?.- Data, Variables, and Their Sources.- Methodology.- Predicting Economic Growth: A First Look.- Predicting Economic Growth: Which Variables Matter?.- Predicting Recessions: What We Learn from Widening the Goalposts.- Epilogue.