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What is a recession?
Klaus Abberger, Wolfgang Nierhaus
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2008
ifo Schnelldienst, 2008, 61, Nr. 14, 44-45
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2008
ifo Schnelldienst, 2008, 61, Nr. 14, 44-45
Is the German economy facing a recession? This is the question that is currently being discussed often in the media. But what is a recession in reality? This is ultimately a question of definition and is unfortunately not unambiguously answered in the academic literature and in practice. The authors discuss some of the definitions of a recession.
JEL Classification: E300,O100
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ifo Schnelldienst 14/2008
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2008