In this paper we assess the information content of seven widely cited early indicators for the euro area with respect to forecasting area-wide industrial production. To this end, we use various tests that are designed to compare competing forecast models. In addition to the standard...

In this paper we assess the information content of seven widely cited early indicators for the euro area with respect to forecasting area-wide industrial production. To this end, we use various tests that are designed to compare competing forecast models. In addition to the standard...

Am 15. Dezember 2009 stellte das ifo Institut seine Prognose für die Jahre 2010 und 2011 vor. Zwar steigen seit dem Frühjahr 2009 Produktion und Handel wieder, aber das Wachstumstempo wird niedrig bleiben. Ein Kernproblem ist die Schwächung der internationalen Finanzmärkte, deren...

Anfang März hat das Handelsblatt die neueste Ausgabe seines Ökonomen-Rankings vorgestellt. In diesem Beitrag wird der Aspekt der Zeitschriftengewichtung im Handelsblatt-Ranking und deren Implikationen beleuchtet.

In diesem Beitrag wird das RePEc-Netzwerk vorgestellt, das speziell für den Bereich der Wirtschaftswissenschaften neben der Bereitstellung von Artikeln und bibliographischen Informationen auch verschiedene Rankings für Wissenschaftler und Institutionen berechnet.

The article contributes to a broader understanding of how firms form its opinion in regular business surveys as we identify determinants of this process. In a large micro panel data set from the Ifo Business Cycle Test in Germany we employ the log-probability model to investigate relationships...

Different studies provide surprisingly a large variety of controversial conclusions aboutthe forecasting power of an indicator, even when it is supposed to forecast the sametime series. In this study we aim to provide a thorough overview of linear forecastingtechniques and draw conclusions...

The objective of this paper is to investigate the trade potential of the fifteen old EU countries with the ten new members having joined on May 1st, 2004. Our focus lies not so much on the integration process already having taken place, but on the importance of institutional factors for trade....