We thank J. Breitung, J. Doepke, C. Evans, D. Gerdesmeier, O. Issing, R. König, A. Orphanides, J.H. Rogers, H. Rottmann, P. Schmid, J.-E. Sturm, J. v. Hagen and seminar participants at the Bundesbank, at the Bundesbank Conference on “Real-time data and Monetary Policy”, at the WHU, at the HypoVereinsbank, at the Annual Meeting of the German Economic Association 2004, at the University of Regensburg, at the ifo-Institut for Economic Research and at the conference “Integration in Asia and Europe: Historical Dynamics, Political Issues, and Economic Perspectives” at the University of Wuppertal for helpful comments and informations. We also appreciate the excellent research assistance of Miriam Kaatz. The opinions expressed in this paper are not necessarily those of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
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Seitz, F., Gerberding, C., Worms, A. (2006). Monetary Policy and Real-Time Data: The Case of Europe, Asia and the US. In: Welfens, P.J., Knipping, F., Chirathivat, S., Ryan, C. (eds) Integration in Asia and Europe. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28730-2_12
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