In this paper, we investigate the impact of the adjustment for seasonal effects with different seasonal adjustment methods, the possible pre-treatment for calendar effects and the different order of aggregation and adjustment for the determination of the turning points of the European business...

Patent data provide a rich set of information which can be used for comparative studies and trend analysis. The paper presents a systematic overview of the most appropriate tools methodologies that are available for determining the technological specialization of countries. Such analysis...

El análisis de la situación macroeconómica de los países requiere contar, sobre todo en momentos de alta volatilidad financiera, con información oportuna del comportamiento de los flujos financieros. Sin embargo, las estadísticas de flujos de capitales de balanza de pagos se publican con...