Carstensen, Kai; Wohlrabe, Klaus; Ziegler, Christina - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 231 (2011) 1, pp. 82-106
In this paper we assess the information content of seven widely cited early indicators for the euro area with respect to forecasting area-wide industrial production. To this end, we use various tests that are designed to compare competing forecast models. In addition to the standard...