Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/259749 
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Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics [ISSN:] 2235-6282 [Volume:] 156 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] 7 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 1-10
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
The partial shutdown of the economy following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the lack of measurements of economic activity that are available with a short lag and at high frequency. The consumption of electricity turns out to be a valuable proxy, if it is corrected for influences from calendar and weather. Indeed, this proxy suggests that we are currently facing one of the deepest recessions ever.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
Electricity
Seasonal adjustment
Weather data
JEL: 
C50
E01
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