Tentative business confidence indicators for the Italian economy

Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 587-602

  Carnazza, Paolo ^a   Parigi, Giuseppe ^b  

^a ISAE Rome   (Italy)

^b BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confidence indicators; Cyclical analysis; Leading indicators

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDICATORS; CYCLICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 0348197046     PISSN: 02776693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/for.878     Document Type: Article

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