State Space Models

All state space models are written and estimated in the R programming language. The models are available here with instructions and R procedures for manipulating the models here here.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

When will there be a Palestinian State and Peace in the Middle East?


The Palestinian authority has approached the United Nations asking for statehood (here). What are the chances the initiative will be successful? What are the chances for peace in the Middle East?

I usually use historical data and statistical models to make predictions. In this case, the cartoon video above does a pretty good job of making the forecast: probably not in my lifetime.

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