(Since When) Are East and West German Business Cycles Synchronised?

Artikel

We analyze whether, and since when, East and West German business cycles are synchronised. We investigate real GDP, unemployment rates and survey data as business cycle indicators and we employ several empirical methods. Overall, we find that the regional business cycles have synchronised over time. GDP-based indicators and survey data show a higher degree of synchronisation than the indicators based on unemployment rates. However, synchronisation among East and West German business cycles seems to have become weaker again recently.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik ; ISSN: 2366-049X ; Year: 2020 ; Issue: Ahead of Print ; Pages: 1-28 ; Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models ; Business Fluctuations; Cycles ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
• Subject: business cycles ; synchronization ; East Germany

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Gießler, Stefan ; Heinisch, Katja ; Holtemöller, Oliver
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): De Gruyter Oldenbourg
• (where): Berlin, Boston
• (when): 2020

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1515/jbnst-2019-0026
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/225272
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET