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Seasonal Adjustment in Business Cycle Analysis: a Case Study

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  • Wolfgang Nierhaus

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Seasonally and calendar-adjusted series from the German National Accounts are generally used in overall economic analysis. This article offers a short outline of seasonal adjustment according to the Census X-12-ARIMA procedure.

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  • Wolfgang Nierhaus, 2014. "Seasonal Adjustment in Business Cycle Analysis: a Case Study," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 67(21), pages 35-39, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:67:y:2014:i:21:p:35-39
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    1. Klaus Abberger & Wolfgang Nierhaus, 2009. "Months for cyclical dominance and the Ifo Business Climate," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 62(07), pages 11-19, April.
    2. Kirchner, Robert, 1999. "Auswirkungen des neuen Saisonbereinigungsverfahrens Census X-12-ARIMA auf die aktuelle Wirtschaftsanalyse in Deutschland," Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies 1999,07, Deutsche Bundesbank.
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    • H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems
    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes

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