Heilemann, Ullrich; Münch, Heinz Josef - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 219 (1999) 5-6, pp. 632-656
Summary This paper applies multivariate linear discriminant analysis to classify West German business cycles from 1955 to 1994 into a four phase scheme (upswing, downswing, and upper/lower turning point phases). It describes the scheme as well as the selection of the classifying variables, and...