Contents: Survey of robustness of different business cycle analysis methods - Determination of business cycle turning points for Austria, Germany, and the euro area.
The Author: Marcus Scheiblecker, born in 1967, studied Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. After working for the Austrian Statistical Office he joined the research staff of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) in 1998. His current fields of research cover the analysis of international and national economic developments, short-term economic forecasting, business cycle analysis and quarterly national accounts issues. He is lecturer of international economics at the University of Applied Studies in Vienna since 2000.