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This paper conducts a series of statistical tests to evaluate the quality of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecasts for a very large cross section of countries. It assesses whether forecasts were unbiased and informationally efficient, characterizes the process whereby WEO forecasts get revised as the predicted period draws closer, and compares the precision of the WEO forecasts to private sector forecasts known as 'consensus forecasts' and published by Consensus Economics on a monthly basis. The results suggest that the performance of the WEO forecasts is similar to that of the consensus forecasts. [JEL E17, E37, F17, F47] IMF Staff Papers (2007) 54, 1-33. doi:10.1057/palgrave.imfsp.9450007, The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a significant source of forecasts of global economic activity and is a key vehicle in the International Monetary Fund's multilateral surveillance activities. It is [...]

Although the criteria for determining the Hot List have evolved since the first list was published nearly a quarter-century ago, the goal has remained the same: to gauge momentum in [...]

The effects of context-induced psychological responses have primarily been studied in experimental television settings. Contrary to previous research, this study examines the effects of context-induced psychological responses on the processing of magazine advertisements. Furthermore, a real-life survey design was used instead of an experimental design. Test ads were placed in the regular circulation of three magazine titles, and a representative sample of subscribers (n=263) was interviewed face-to-face. In addition to psychological responses, the influence of thematic congruence between magazines and advertisements was studied. Results show that magazine-induced liking and positive feelings had a positive influence on attitude toward the ad. Furthermore, thematically congruent advertisements were better remembered than incongruent advertisements., The importance of advertising context as a critical variable in explaining and predicting advertising effects has long been recognized by both advertising practitioners and academic researchers in the field of [...]

My first pick is the Free Online Scholarship (FOS) Newsletter archive edited by Peter Suber, which provides lucid, well-balanced summaries about developments in electronic publishing, digital copyright, and new digital [...]

INTRODUCTION The importance of evaluating journal quality has been documented in the finance literature by Alexander and Mabry (1994) and Zivney and Reichenstein (1994). Assessing journal quality is important because [...]

To get a true sense of your publication's effectiveness and efficiency, employ an audit. The problem required a major response: During the past several years, Food Technology, the flagship publication [...]

Hospitality educators rate 17 different hospitality-industry periodicals according to their usefulness for professional development, research-related purposes, and classroom applications. A major responsibility of hospitality faculty members is to conduct research [...]

Is your magazine a voice for association grandstanding or an editorially credible vehicle? The role you play is often the deciding factor. 'Our association's magazine goes head-to-head with some of [...]

In examining a mound of mail, the author's interest was piqued by three mailers, one for privacy invasion, another for successfully implementing tactile devices and a third's promising control package. [...]

In the April issue of Esquire, journalist Philip Weiss records, with a director's distance, his interview with actress Ellen Barkin. At the fade-in, Phil and Ellen are tete a tete [...]

Book-buying football fans have never had it so good as they will this summer: the World Cup, to be played in Germany during June and July, brings a wave of [...]

'I have to tell you about the clock I found on the street,' exclaims one Budget Living staffer to another on a recent afternoon at the magazine's midtown Manhattan offices. [...]

This summary of Best's Rating Changes includes U.S.-domiciled life, health-care and property/casualty insurers as well as international insurers that had ratings assigned, changed or placed under review since this section [...]

Dazed & Confused is that rare surviving lifestyle magazine that is genderless, genre-less, and intelligent. Founded in 1991 by Jefferson Hack and Rankin Waddell, then students at the London College [...]

Inexpensive Ways To Revitalize Your Editorial Every editor wants to keep editorial content fresh and compelling. Complete makeovers are one way to accomplish that, but there are other innovative and [...]

B-to-B marketers say these magazines do the best job of meeting their needs The trade press is a vibrant, growing industry. Success is built on excelling in three areas: Editorial, [...]

Direct mail cleverness and cluelessness are dramatically highlighted in recent mailings from Consumer Reports and Mercedes-Benz. Guess which one is clever and which one is clueless. In this ambiguous world, [...]

This month the author examines some mailings done by museums, suppliers and marketing organizations. Surprisingly, those who should know how to use the mail, don't. Museum Catalogs The relationship between [...]

'All writers are liars. They have to be.' So says Candida Lawrence, founding editor of Memoir (and), a journal based in the beachside town of Sausalito, Calif. Lawrence, whose book-length [...]

Staff Report Bindery moves at a faster pace with improved tacking of magazine stacks. In magazine production, speed is everything. Just ask Publishers Press, one of the largest printers of [...]

Byline: Robert Newman, creative director, Fortune The redesign of High Times is described by its editors as 'a work in progress.' And that's good, because they still have a long [...]

Byline: Critique by Luke H. Hayman, creative director, Travel + Leisure Ladies' Home Journal Meredith Corporation Editor-in-chief: Diane Salvatore Vice president/group publisher: Jeannine Shao Collins Publisher: Lynn Lehmkuhl Creative director: [...]

Byline: Geoff Van Dyke 'Murder Dog' WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT: Hip-hop. Period. East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, 'Memphis style,' Dirty South - you name it - if it's hip-hop, and [...]

SPARTANBURG, S.C.--Extended Stay America has been added to Standard and Poor's MidCap 400 Index. 'Our appointment to this important index is symbolic of the success the company has enjoyed since [...]

WEST KINGSTON - American Power Conversion (APC) moved up 382 spots on the InformationWeek 500, going from the 407th spot to 118. The InformationWeek 500 is an annual list that [...]

In my first From the Editor column I noted that the Journal of Management (JoM) had been ranked 7th out of 65 management journals in an article published in Strategic [...]

Its important to understand the enemy. Business Week on-line is a helpful source of information in this respect. Presented from the perspective of the liberal internationalist wing of U.S. capitalism, [...]

Rupert Murdoch's The Weekly Standard--a new addition to the Mediaweek Magazine Monitor--is up 8.45 percent this year, to 165.00 pages through May 7. Meanwhile, with the exception of New York, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO-The bond insurance market faces hundreds of millions of dollars in losses following the largest public utility bankruptcy in U.S. history, but any insurers' payouts will be spread over [...]

Donald B. Fedor [a],[*] Walter D. Davis [b] John M. Maslyn © Kieran Mathieson [d] Abstract This study investigates dimensions of supervisor power and recipient self-esteem as predictors of performance [...]

For the second time in the past six years, the unique three-city combination of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, has been chosen as the 'Best Southern City in the US' by the editors [...]

You still can't go wrong with Jesus and Elvis. But beware the Jennifer Lopez jinx ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY It pays to exploit what's hot. This Natalie Portman cover coincided with her [...]

ATLANTA--Recommend Magazine has been named the trade periodical of choice, according to a poll of travel agents around the country. The survey, conducted by Simmons Market Research, found the Miami-based [...]

The discoveries and advancements of the medical community over the last two centuries have been chronicled -- and aided -- by the New England Journal of Medicine. 'The Journal has [...]

Phil Bratter Well, I love this Esquire. It's kind of subtle, and they still use all the lines and the rules, but it's a really nice-looking magazine. They didn't lose [...]

Phil Bratter The look really fits the content of the magazine. It's very newsy, and in-your-face, and very honest and serious at the same time. I wish I could have [...]

MEDIAWEEK MAGAZINE MONITOR BIWEEKLIES DECEMBER 5, 2005 ISSUE CURRENT ISSUE DATE PAGES PERCENT DATE PAGES LAST YEAR LAST YEAR CHANGE BUSINESS/ENTERTAINMENT ESPN The Magazine 5-Dec 73.64 6-Dec 73.39 0.34% Forties [...]