The business cycle is a complex phenomenon which attracts both scientific and public attention. For the latter case it is the pattern which displays the status of an economy as a whole including welfare, employment and social issues. For the former case we consider two main questions to give an...

This Handbook aims to provide an overview of regular survey activities, as well as to show how survey results can be used scientifically in the context of business-cycle analysis and forecasting. - Examples of various business surveys are described in detail, starting with their objectives, the...