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An Ifo employment indicator

Christian Hott, André Kunkel
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2004

in: ifo Schnelldienst, 2004, 57, Nr. 06, 53-57

The Ifo Business Survey also contains an employment indicator, which displays a very high correlation with actual employment trends in manufacturing, construction, commerce and for trade and industry as a whole. The indicator is very well suited for short-term forecasting of employment changes in trade and industry.

JEL Classification: J210,L600,L810

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