Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/49479 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 3557
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Business cycle indicators are important instruments for monitoring economic development. When employing indicators one usually relies on a sound statistical database. This paper deals with indicator development in a sparse data situation. Indicator building is merged with temporal disaggregation, which is often used by statistical offices. The discussed tools are applied in a case study for Abu Dhabi. Because the economy of Abu Dhabi is very dependent on oil, real income reflects the economic situation better than real gross domestic product (GDP). For this reason a measure of real gross domestic income (GDI) was chosen as reference series.
Subjects: 
business cycle indicators
temporal disaggregation
terms of trade
oil-producing countries
JEL: 
E01
E32
C22
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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