Ex-ante
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The term ex-ante is a neo-Latin word meaning "before the event". Ex-ante is used most commonly in the commercial world, where results of a particular action, or series of actions, are forecast in advance (or intended). The opposite of ex-ante is ex-post (actual) (or ex post).
Examples:
Examples:
- In the financial world, the ex-ante return is the expected return of an investment portfolio.
- In the recruitmentRecruitmentRecruitment refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a job. For some components of the recruitment process, mid- and large-size organizations often retain professional recruiters or outsource some of the process to recruitment agencies.The recruitment...
industry, ex-ante is often used when forecasting resource requirements on large future projects.