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Innovations in forecasting the future that one can learn from: predicting the future in science, economics, and politics

In: Predicting the Future in Science, Economics, and Politics

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  • Solomon W. Polachek

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It is a puzzle that while academic research has increased in specialization, the important and complex problems facing humans urgently require a synthesis of understanding. This unique collaboration attempts to address such a problem by bringing together a host of prominent scholars from across the sciences to offer new insights into predicting the future. They demonstrate that long-term trends and short-term incentives need to be understood in order to adopt effective policies, or even to comprehend where we currently stand and the sort of future that awaits us.

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  • Solomon W. Polachek, 2014. "Innovations in forecasting the future that one can learn from: predicting the future in science, economics, and politics," Chapters, in: Frank Whelon Wayman & Paul R. Williamson & Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Solomon Polachek (ed.), Predicting the Future in Science, Economics, and Politics, chapter 17, pages 459-473, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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