The Long Run: A Story About Filmmaking as Qualitative Research

The Growth Story: Canada’s Long-run Economic Performance and Prospects

3 C anada’s economy turned a corner in the 1990s. What happened? Most Canadians would give a lot of credit to the dramatic about face on the deficit in middecade. We finally began to live within our means; made room for taxes to be cut; and came to rely less on bureaucrats and more on entrepreneurs. Those who follow these issues more closely would also point to the Bank of Canada’s successful w...

Long-term Consequences of the Psychological Distress in Iranian Emergency Medical Personnel: A Qualitative Research

Introduction: Iran is exposed to several kinds of hazards throughout the country. Disasters cause mental health distress among survivors and disaster rescuers. Most psychological symptoms may decrease in time, but they could persist for months or even years in some individuals. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore the consequences of exposure to traumatic events with its components, w...

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Measuring Uncertainty about Long-Run Predictions

Long-run forecasts of economic variables play an important role in policy, planning, and portfolio decisions. We consider forecasts of the long-horizon average of a scalar variable, typically the growth rate of an economic variable. The main contribution is the construction of prediction sets with asymptotic coverage over a wide range of data generating processes, allowing for stochastically tr...

A Story about Learning

A question appeared on the screen about thermometers. John became interested and sat down. Mary typed an answer, and more questions followed: ‘How long do you leave it in your mouth for accurate temperature reading.’ Mary and John discussed this, and then Mary typed 'I would leave it in for several minutes'. The message on the screen agreed with her, and another question was presented. The ques...