since the recession hit. Although the economy is now growing at a good pace, the projections of the ministry for economic …, the other sectors of the economy were not strong enough to provide the country with sufficient revenue, which is why the …

of statistical indicators capable of tracking and, if possible, anticipating the cyclical features of the economy. The … aim of this paper is to build such an aggregate composite indicator for the Italian Economy, based on the ISAE surveys on … sectoral Composite Indicator (CI), a Composite Aggregate Indicator (CAI) for the Italian economy, and test its ability in …

This paper examines whether data from business tendency surveys are useful for forecasting the macro economy (GDP …

The global economy is in the midst of its deepest and most widespread recession since WW II. The euro-area economy has …