01724nam a2200301 a 4500 1/51302 051123s2004 lu u pdd 0 0gre 92-894-8125-0 1016-8060 (print) 1725-3187 (online) ECFIN/4974/04-EN 33183 GR-PeUP eng ΚΕΤ Αλφαβητική σειρά Bengoechea, Pilar. A useful tool to identify recessions in the Euro-area / Bengoechea Pilar, Perez-Quiros Gabriel. Brussels ; Belgium : European Commission: Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, 2004. 26 σ. ; 30 εκ. This paper investigates the identification and dating of the European business cycle, using different methods. We concentrate on methods and statistical series that provide timely and accurate information about the contemporaneous state of the economy in order to provide the reader with a useful tool that allows him or her to analyze current business conditions and make predictions about the future state of the economy. In this spirit, we find that the European Commission industrial confidence indicator (ICI) is useful in providing that information. Internal paper Economic Papers Perez-Quiros, Gabriel 1966- European Commission : Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs. Economic papers October 2004, No 215. European Economy. Economic papers ; 215. INST UNIPILB KET 20090311 EEEP 215 EEEP 215 NOLOAN 23 1 http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/publication_summary574_en.htm