Discover how economists' assumptions shape economic models, affecting predictions about consumer behavior, resource ...

The word “assume” means “to take for granted; suppose.” Most estimating departments are fast-paced environments, which requires the estimator to read many specifications in a short period of time. You ...

We all make assumptions in life. In fact, there are some who say that most of life is comprised of assumptions. By assuming that doing “X” will result in “Y,” we look to explain and to predict events ...

The May WASDE report is the first look at the new crop balance sheets. As old crop demand continues to be an area of concern, much of the trade was watching to see how aggressive USDA would be with ...

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I remember a date I had back in college. We talked, ate a great dinner and had a few drinks. Things were going very well and I thought this girl and I were making a great connection. Then it started ...

As I was writing about professionalism last week, there were some interesting thoughts circulating about our industry's love of numbers and some questions about the accuracy of such numbers. Coming ...