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Evaluating the German Inventory Cycle Using Data from the Ifo Business Survey

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Ifo Survey Data in Business Cycle and Monetary Policy Analysis

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  1. Economics Department, Deutsche Bundesbank, Wilhelm-Epstein-Str. 14, 60431, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Thomas A. Knetsch

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  1. Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, P.O. Box D 131, 78457, Konstanz, Germany

    Jan-Egbert Sturm

  2. TWI — Thurgau Institute of Economics, Hauptstraße 90, P.O. Box 8280, Kreuzlingen 2, Switzerland

    Jan-Egbert Sturm

  3. Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Poschingerstraße 5, 81679, Munich, Germany

    Timo Wollmershäuser

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Knetsch, T.A. (2005). Evaluating the German Inventory Cycle Using Data from the Ifo Business Survey. In: Sturm, JE., Wollmershäuser, T. (eds) Ifo Survey Data in Business Cycle and Monetary Policy Analysis. Contributions to Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7908-1605-1_4

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