Bivariate SVAR models employing long-run identifying restrictions are often used to investigate the source of business cycle fluctuations. Their advantage is the simplicity in use and interpretation. However, their low dimension may also lead to a failure of the identification procedure, with...

Die Weltwirtschaft hat die globale Rezession überstanden und wächst wieder. Zugleich haben sich die Bedingungen auf den Finanzmärkten stabilisiert. Die konjunkturelle Wende wurde zunächst von asiatischen Schwellenländern eingeleitet. Diese haben die Finanzmarktkrise deutlich besser...

This paper is a first attempt to construct quantitative forecasts for regional growth in Germany using business survey data (BSD) from the German chambers of commerce. A panel approach is used to model the growth rates of the Bundesländer from the year 2000 onwards. The proposed model does well...