The first official data releases of quarterly real GDP for the euro area are published about eight weeks after the end of the reference quarters. Meanwhile, ongoing economic developments must be assessed from various, more readily available, monthly indicators. We examine in the context of...

This paper analyses the information content of M1 for euro area real GDP since the beginning of the 1980s and reviews theoretical arguments on why real narrow money should help predict real GDP. We find that, unlike in the U.S., in the euro area, M1 has better and more robust forecasting...

Supply and use tables and symmetric input-output tables are an integral part of the European System of Accounts (ESA 1995). The present Input-Output Manual discusses compilation issues and provides best practices and harmonised solutions. Its main objective is to assist statistical institutes in...

The aim of the study is to provide information about cultural policy in the various EU Member States. As very little comparative up-to-date information was available, a questionnaire was sent to all Ministries of Culture in the EU Member States. To complete the picture, one artist or leading...

Die Studien- und Forschungseinrichtung Notre Europe wurde am 5. Juli 1996 als eingetragener Verein gegründet (veröffentlicht im Amtsblatt der französischen Republik am 21. August 1996). Das Ziel von Notre Europe ist es, Studien, Forschung und Ausbildung zur Geschichte, Zivilisation und den...

Founded in 1992, Sussex European Institute (SEI) is the leading research and postgraduate training centre on contemporary European issues. SEI has a distinctive philosophy built on interdisciplinarity, a broad and inclusive approach to Europe, policy-relevance at the academic cutting edge, and...

Please note that the EPERN was originally launched as the Opposing Europe Research Network (OERN) but in August 2003 the Network was retitled to reflect a broadening out of the Network's research focus. EPERN Working Papers are therefore a continuation of the original OERN Working Paper Series.