Summary A reliable leading indicator should possess the following properties: (1) The movements in the indicator series should resemble those in the business cycle reference series. (2) The relation between the reference series and the indicator should be statistically significant and stable...

Summary Using a binary reference series based on the dating procedure of Artis, Kontolemis and Osborn (1997) different procedures for predicting turning points of the German business cycles were tested. Specifically, a probit model as proposed by Estrella and Mishkin (1997) as well as...

The paper describes the "Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) Forecasting Dashboard (ForDas)". This tool aims at providing, on a non-commercial basis, historical and actual macroeconomic forecast data for the Germany economy to researchers and interested audiences. The database renders it...

Nach der Stagnation in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2018 stieg das deutsche Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) im ersten Quartal 2019 kräftig. Ausschlaggebend war, dass die zuvor temporär dämpfenden Effekte teilweise kompensiert wurden, fiskalische Maßnahmen den privaten Konsum stärkten, die...