Hours per capita measures based on the private sector as usually included in the set of observables for estimating macroeconomic models are affected by low-frequent demographic trends and sectoral shifts that cannot be explained by standard models. Further, model-based output gap estimates are...

The paper illustrates based on an example the importance of consistency between the empirical measurement and the concept of variables in estimated macroeconomic models. Since standard New Keynesian models do not account for demographic trends and sectoral shifts, the authors proposes adjusting...

Die weltwirtschaftliche Dynamik hat sich zuletzt abgeschwächt. Im weiteren Verlauf dieses Jahres und im nächsten Jahr dürfte die Weltwirtschaft zwar allmählich wieder an Fahrt gewinnen, doch bleibt die konjunkturelle Dynamik vorerst gering. Durch die niedrigeren Ölpreise haben sich die...

We propose a simple modification of the time series filter by Hamilton (2018b) that yields reliable and economically meaningful real-time output gap estimates. The original filter relies on 8-quarter ahead forecasts errors of an autoregression. While this approach yields a cyclical component of...

Die weltwirtschaftliche Dynamik hat sich zuletzt abgeschwächt. Im weiteren Verlauf dieses Jahres und im nächsten Jahr dürfte die Weltwirtschaft zwar allmählich wieder an Fahrt gewinnen, doch bleibt die konjunkturelle Dynamik vorerst gering. Durch die niedrigeren Ölpreise haben sich die...

Global growth has slowed down recently. While the world economy should gradually regain pace over the coming quarters, overall growth momentum is expected to remain subdued. The recent drop in oil prices has not improved the outlook as it to a substantial degree signals weaker demand;...

The recovery from the Global Financial Crisis was characterized by sluggish output growth and by inflation remaining persistently below the inflation targets of central banks in many advanced economies despite an unprecedented monetary expansion. Ten years after the Global Financial Crisis, GDP...

This paper illustrates the importance of consistency between the empirical measurement and the concept of variables in macroeconomic models. Since standard New Keynesian models do not account for demographic trends and sectoral shifts, I propose adjusting hours per capita used to estimate such...

The recovery from the Global Financial Crisis was characterized by sluggish output growth and by inflation remaining persistently below the inflation targets of central banks in many advanced economies despite an unprecedented monetary expansion. Ten years after the Global Financial Crisis, GDP...