We analyze the interaction of stock market movements and politics in Germany. In contrast to the empirical evidence …

This paper examines the consequences of using "real-time" data for business cycle analysis in Germany based on a novel …

We report results on the ex ante predictability of monthly excess stock returns in Germany using real-time and revised …

-ins for monetary union with respect to Germany. Using tests for cointegration and common features for monthly data during the …

structural breaks in the dynamics and the volatility of the real output process in Germany can be detected. We report evidence … that output volatility has declined in Germany. Yet, this decline in output volatility is not as clear-cut as it is in the … in Germany reflects good economic and monetary policy or merely "good luck". …

This paper elaborates on the relative importance of sectoral shocks for real economic activity in Germany. Implications …