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International seminar on early warning and business cycle indicators. Frank Heemskerk Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken. Outline. From economic summer to economic winter overnight 3 trends What have we missed?. Trend 1: Rapid growth of short-term economic indicators.
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International seminar on early warning and business cycle indicators Frank Heemskerk Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken
Outline From economic summer to economic winter overnight 3 trends What have we missed? Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Trend 1: Rapid growth of short-term economic indicators Consumer and producer confidence International collaboration Efficient data collection International comparability While reducing administrative burden Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Trend 2: Direct availability of indicators to the public Wide-spread availability of data News channels and internet transfer data directly to a large public Education on economic statistics improved: Business Cycle Tracer Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Third trend desirable Answer to growing demand for data interpretation How can data improve our global warning system? How can this help us to avert new downturns? Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Good luck and have a fruitful seminar! Ministerie van Economische Zaken