This paper derives forecasts for euro area real GDP growth based on a bottom up approach from the production side. That is, GDP is forecast via the forecasts of value added across the different branches of activity, which is quite new in the literature. Linear regression models in the form of...

Estimating the size and places of residence of the population of Ukraine has been this country's problem for the past decade, and is related to the lack of census data for the 2010 round, large-scale processes of external and internal labour migration, and Russia's armed aggression against...

The issue of short-term GDP forecasts and their quality became especially important during the crisis period 2014–2016. The quality of forecasts can be improved be making use of high-frequency information and incorporating it (instead of the published quarterly statistics) into the dynamic...