Die ostdeutsche Industrie galt in der ersten Zeit der wirtschaftlichen Erneuerung noch als Sorgenkind. Nach der Überwindung des tiefgreifenden Einbruchs im Jahre 1992 hat sie sich jedoch immer mehr zum Wachstumsmotor entwickelt. Gleichwohl ist die industrielle Basis noch zu schmal. Um einen...

Using OECD composite leading indicators (CLI), we assess empirically whether the ability of the country- specific CLIs to predict economic activity has diminished in recent years, e.g. due to rapid advances in globalisation. Overall, we find evidence that the CLI encompasses useful information...

This study develops a new monthly euro Area‐wide Leading Indicator (ALI) for the euro area business cycle. It derives the composite ALI by applying a deviation cycle methodology with a one‐sided band pass filter and choosing nine leading series. Our main findings are that i) the applied...

Over the past years, there has been an increase in global geopolitical risk, the most recent example being the intensifying conflict between the USA and Iran. Such geopolitical risks also affect the German economy. A geopolitical shock, defined as an unexpected increase in risk, has a...