Arbeitspapier
Leading indicators of German business cycles: An assessment of properties
A reliable leading indicator should possess the following properties: (1) The movements in the indicator series should resemble those in the business cycle reference series. (2) The relation between the reference series and the indicator should be statistically significant and stable over time. (3) The inclusion of the indicator in out-of-sample forecasting procedures should improve the predictive power. Our analysis deals with tests for these requirements applied to German data. We used frequency domain analysis, different Granger-causality tests and out-of sample forecasts. Only few indicators passed all tests. Their inclusion into VAR-based forecasts improves the forecast in the very short run.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 207
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Business Fluctuations; Cycles
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General
Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction: General
- Thema
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Konjunkturindikator
Konjunkturprognose
Prognoseverfahren
Statistischer Test
Schätzung
Deutschland
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
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Fritsche, Ulrich
Stephan, Sabine
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
- (wo)
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Berlin
- (wann)
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2000
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Fritsche, Ulrich
- Stephan, Sabine
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Entstanden
- 2000