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You often see news reports predicting the direction of the economy. How accurate are these predictions and how should a financial manager of a state agency apply them? Explain your reasoning, using appropriate examples.

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There are indeed many news reports that give predictions on the direction in which the economy will go, and the accuracy of these reports is of the utmost importance for financial managers, as well as everyday citizens. It is a well-known fact that making economic predictions is not an exact science, but these predictions are based on the analysis of statistical data that would give us a reasonable predictions as to the direction in which the economy will go in the future. In most cases ...

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