Working Paper
The impact of foreign trade on the German business cycle - an empirical investigation
Erich Langmantel
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2001
ifo-Diskussionsbeiträge / 71
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2001
ifo-Diskussionsbeiträge / 71
The purpose of this paper is to examine with econometric methods the impact of foreign trade on the German business cycle. The outcome is that the fluctuations of German GDP can be explained to a considerable amount by the fluctuations of world demand and changes in the terms of trade.
Schlagwörter: Export, Sozialprodukt, Kointegration, Deutschland