There have always been fluctuations of production, employment, and prices in economic history. A lot of strenuous work and intellectual efforts have been put into the study of these fluctuations. Huge amounts of time series data have been collected and indicators have been compiled to determine...

With the widespread application of inventory control Systems in industry and trade and a fast growing Services sector the influence of inventory changes on the business sector should become less important over time. However, the empirical eyidence for Germany in the period 1970-1994 shows that...

Money supply targeting has come out of fashion. The large changes in velocity in some countries and the fact that inflation is still low in spite of the strong monetary expansion in most industrial economies since 1985 have undermined the formerly accepted notion of a stable relationship between...

Die konjunkturelle Expansion in den Industrieländern setzte sich im ersten Halbjahr 1989 zügig fort; die Zuwachsrate des Bruttosozialprodukts betrug etwa 3,5 vH. Allerdings gab es deutliche regionale Unterschiede. Während es in den Vereinigten Staaten, Kanada und dem Vereinigten Königreich...

The cyclical situation at the beginning of the European Monetary Union (EMU) is favorable: The upswing in Euroland has firmed, unemployment is going down, and inflation is low. However, economic growth outside the new currency area has weakened significantly during 1998, and fears are mounting...