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ECON: ECONOMETRIC FORECASTING MODELS
DC Econometrics
Copyright 1989
Table of Contents
Software License
Warranty
1. Introduction
2. Getting Started
2.1 Required Hardware
2.2 Making a Backup
2.3 Running the Program
3. Main Menu
3.1 Input Monthly Data
3.2 Econometric Forecasts
3.3 Play "WHAT IF" Games
3.4 Edit Files
3.5 Historical Forecasts
3.6 Adjust File to New Baseline
3.7 Exit the Program
3.8 Help
3.9 Printer Options
3.10 Print Registration Form
4. Using the Forecasts
5. The Econometric Models
5.1 Checking the forecasts
5.2 Details on the Regressions
6. Getting Help
6.1 Error messages
7. Recommended Reading
8. Placing an Order
Software License
Read this user agreement before using the software. By using the
software, you agree to be bound by the following terms of the
license and warranty.
The econ software recorded on disk is copyrighted software of DC
Econometrics, and all rights are reserved. DC Econometrics
authorizes you to make archival copies of the software for the
purpose of backing-up our software and protecting your investment
from loss. You may give away copies of this shareware program to
others and you may make it publicly available on bulletin board
systems. You may not distribute copies of the output forecasts
of the program without written permission from DC Econometrics.
You agree that the liability of DC Econometrics, its affiliates,
agents, and licensors, if any, arising out of any kind of legal
claim (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) in any way
connected with the software shall not exceed the amount you paid
to DC Econometrics for the software and documentation.
Warranty
DC Econometrics warrants the diskette and documentation provided
upon registration to be free of physical defects in workmanship
and materials for 90 days from date of registration. In the event
of notification within the warranty period, DC Econometrics will
replace the defective diskette or documentation.
The remedy for breach of this warranty shall be limited to
replacement and shall not encompass any other damages, including
but not limited to loss of profit, and special, incidental,
consequential, or other similar claims.
DC Econometrics excludes and disclaims any and all other
warranties expressed or implied, including but not limited to
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular application.
DC Econometrics and its affiliates cannot and do not warrant the
accuracy, completeness, currentness, merchantability, or fitness
for a particular purpose of its software or data. In no event
will DC Econometrics, its affiliates, agents, or licensors be
liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action
taken by you in reliance upon this software or its output. The
entire risk as to its quality and performance is assumed by the
purchaser. The purchaser relies on the software entirely on his
own risk.
In no event will DC Econometrics be liable for any loss of profit
or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to
special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. DC
Econometrics and its affiliates are not responsible for any cost
of recovering, reprogramming, or reproducing any program or data,
or damages arising out of the use of this product, even if DC
Econometrics has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
This statement shall be construed, interpreted, and governed by
the laws of the state of Colorado.
1. INTRODUCTION
This program contains several econometric models to forecast the
stock market, interest rates, and inflation. It forecasts all of
them 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months in the future. There is
also an asset allocation routine to calculate suggested
portfolios.
Once a month, you enter 8 numbers: stock prices, interest rates,
CPI, unemployment, P/E ratio, and dividends. These are available
from many sources, but I find Barron's most timely and
convenient. The software stores the new numbers and uses its
historical database to calculate predictions that you can use to
find new Bull or Bear markets.
2. GETTING STARTED
2.1 Required Hardware
The program is designed for IBM personal computers and
compatibles with MS-DOS or PC-DOS 2.0 or above. It will work
with IBM PC, XT, AT, and PS/2 machines. You also need 256K of
internal memory and one 5 1/4 inch or 3 1/2 inch disk drive.
IBM, AT, and XT are registered trademarks of International
Business Machines Corp. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of
Microsoft Corp.
2.2 Making a Backup
Disks are fragile, so you should make a backup copy as soon as
possible. Since the program stores historical data, you should
make a backup copy every few months, rewriting the old backup.
If you have a power failure while the program is writing data, a
file could be lost.
To make backup to floppy disk:
1. Boot up in MS-DOS
2. When you get the A> prompt type: diskcopy
The DOS disk may need to be in the A drive
if you have no hard disk. The computer will
respond:
Insert SOURCE diskette in drive A:
3. Insert the ECON disk and press any key
4. When it asks for TARGET disk, insert a blank
diskette.
5. Verify that the following files are located on
your TARGET disk:
ECON.EXE UNEMP
SP500 CPI
TBILL SPPEM
TBOND SPDIVM
PRIME ISTYR
ECON.TXT README.TXT
To make backup to hard disk:
1. Boot up in MS-DOS
2. Put SOURCE diskette in drive A
3. Create a directory on the hard disk
mkdir \econ
4. Copy files to hard disk
copy a:*.* c:\econ
5. Verify that the following files are located in
the directory:
ECON.EXE UNEMP
SP500 CPI
TBILL SPPEM
TBOND SPDIVM
PRIME ISTYR
ECON.TXT README.TXT
2.3 Running the Program
1. Boot up in MS-DOS
2. Insert the ECON disk into the floppy drive or
move to the \econ directory (cd \econ)
3. Type: ECON (and press Enter)
4. The program will