Errors, robustness, and the fourth quadrant

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 744-759

  Taleb, Nassim Nicholas ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Decision theory; Fat tails; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349976756     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2009.05.027     Document Type: Article

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