Seit 20 Jahren informieren wir in jeder Ausgabe von „ifo Dresden berichtet“ unter der Überschrift „Daten und Prognosen“ über die aktuelle ostdeutsche und sächsische Konjunktur- und Arbeitsmarktentwicklung. In dieser Zeit hat sich viel getan – strukturell, institutionell und mit...

Das nominale Bruttoinlandsprodukt pro Kopf der Lausitz liegt – für eine ostdeutsche Region typisch – auch ein Vierteljahrhundert nach der Wiedervereinigung noch um rund 20 Prozentpunkte hinter dem gesamtdeutschen Durchschnitt. In Zukunft dürfte sich der Angleichungsprozess in...

Die Kurzfristprognose für das Bruttoinlandsprodukt, also die Prognose des laufenden und folgenden Quartals, nimmt eine gewichtige Stellung in der Erstellung längerfristiger Vorhersagen ein. Regionale Kurzfristprognosen sind aber bis dato kein Bestandteil der wissenschaftlichen Literatur. Im...

To date, only annual information on economic activity is published for the 16 German states. In this paper, we calculate quarterly regional GDP estimates for the period between 1995 to 2020, thereby improving the regional database in Germany. The new data set will regularly be updated when...

In this paper, we study the predictive power of electricity consumption data for regional economic activity. Using unique weekly and monthly electricity consumption data for the second-largest German state, the Free State of Bavaria, we conduct a pseudo out-of-sample forecasting experiment for...

To date, only annual information on economic activity is published for the 16 German states. In this paper, we calculate quarterly regional GDP estimates for the period between 1995 to 2021, thereby improving the regional database for Germany. The new data set will regularly be updated when...

Accurate real-time macroeconomic data are essential for policy-making and economic nowcasting. In this paper, I introduce a real-time database for German regional economic accounts (READ-GER). The database contains real-time information for nine macroeconomic aggregates and the 16 German states....

We estimate potential regional industrial effects in case of a threatening gas deficit. For Germany, the reduction leads to a potential decrease in industrial value added by 1.6%. The heterogeneity across German states is remarkable, ranging from 2.2% for Rhineland-Palatinate to 0.7% for...

We analyze the extent to which endogenous cultural amenities affect the spatial equilibriumshare of high-human-capital employees. To overcome endogeneity, we draw on a quasinaturalexperiment in German history and exploit the exogenous spatial distribution ofbaroque opera houses built as a part...

We analyze the extent to which endogenous cultural amenities affect the spatial equilibrium share of high-human-capital employees. To overcome endogeneity, we draw on a quasi-natural experiment in German history and exploit the exogenous spatial distribution of baroque opera houses built as a...