- Last update 18 November 2011
The Commission will report on recent developments in the framework of the Joint Harmonised EU Programme of Business and Consumer Surveys.
| Joint EC-OECD Workshop on Business and Consumer Surveys Brussels, 17-18 November 2011 | | Download |
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Recent and future developments in the BCS programme
| R. Felke European Commission |
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NACE rev2 changeover: follow-up
| A. D'Elia European Commission |
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Results from the July and October surveys
| R. Friz European Commission |
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First assessment of the Italian results
| M. Malgarini ISTAT - Italy |
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Results of survey of the surveys
| R. Friz European Commission |
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Survey of the survey in the retail and wholesales trade
| K. Abberger Ifo - Germany |
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A Brief History of CBI Answering Practices Surveys
| J. Wood CBI - UK |
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Results of the evaluation
| C. Wilkinson GHK |
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User point of view
| D. Schackis ECB |
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PMI versus ESI - comparative analysis
| C. Dreger DIW |
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| OECD Agenda |
Workshop documents 2010
| EC Workshop on Business and Consumer Surveys Brussels, 15-16 November 2010 | | Download |
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Overview of recent developments in the Joint Harmonised EU Programme of Business and Consumer Surveys
| R. Felke European Commission |
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OECD plans and prospects
| G. Gyomai OECD |
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Modern tools for business cycle analysis: the lessons from global economic crisis
| F. Moauro Eurostat |
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Implementation of NACE rev. 2 - State of play and DG ECFIN's strategy
| A. D'Elia European Commission |
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Implementation of NACE rev. 2 - Importance of backcast series for the ECB
| H. Dieden ECB |
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Harmonisation of business and consumer surveys
| R. Friz European Commission |
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The information content of capacity utilisation rates for output gap estimates
| J. Sturm KOF |  |  |
The effect of seasonal adjustment on dating turning points
| F. Moauro Eurostat |
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Euro-area GDP forecasting using large survey datasets. A random forest approach
| O. Biau European Commission |  |  |
Do households anchor their inflation expectations? Evidence from a quantitative survey on Italian consumers
| M. Malgarini ISAE |  |  |
Presentation of the latest evaluation of the quantitative questions
| R. Friz European Commission |
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Qualitative business surveys: signal or noise?
| S. Lui NIESR |  |  |
Behaviour models for manufacturing firms: an analysis based on ISAE survey data
| M. Malgarini ISAE |  |  |
Extended use of BCS data by Statistics Netherlands
| W. Jonkers CBS |  |  |
Constructing a conditional GDP fan chart with an application to french business survey data
| M. Cornec INSEE |  |  |
Changes in the budgetary framework and financial reporting requirements introduced in the new call for proposal
| Y. Dejaegere INSEE |
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Workshop documents 2009
| EC Workshop on Business and Consumer Surveys Brussels, 14 October 2009 | | Download |
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Implementation of NACE Rev. 2 - results from consultations
| Reuben Borg European Commission | |  |
- New Excel sheets for transmission of data
| François Charbonnier European Commission | |  |
- The impact of the new industrial classification on survey results: first evidence from a back-casting exercise based on the construction sector survey
| Marco Malgarini ISAE | |  |
Task Force on Ownership and publication of survey data
| Angela D'Elia and Christopher Smyth European Commission | |  |
- Access to data by researchers
| Philippe Scherrer INSEE | |  |
- Access to data by commercial distributors
| Klaus Hilbinger GfK Germany | |  |
Task force on advance release of consumer survey - results of test period
| Olivier Biau and Roberta Friz European Commission | |  |
Use of survey data: Recent applications by DG ECFIN and partner institutes - Identifying turning points for the euro area GDP growth cycle
| Olivier Biau European Commission | |  |
- Non linear models to better forecast industrial production
| Meriam Barhoumi INSEE | |  |
- Latest Development of Composite Indicators in the Czech Republic
| Marie Hormannova CZSO | |  |
- Use of BTS results for forecasting industry production in Slovakia
| Jana Juriov� Infostat SK | |  |
Task Force on capacity utilisation
| Roberta Friz and Olivier Biau European commission | |  |
- Presentation of test questions
| Aggelos Tsakanikas IOBE | |  |
- Presentation of test questions
| Dorothee Ast INSEE | |  |
Workshops documents 2008
Partner Institutes of the BCS Programme have access to the full set of papers and presentations on the : CIRCA Website
(See the login informations as provided by mail).
| EC Workshop on Business and Consumer Surveys Brussels, 10-11 November 2008 | | Download |
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| Issues related to the 2007-08 and 2008-09 cycle | Gabriele Giudice EC-ECFIN | | |
| Ownership and publication of survey data | Reuben Borg EC-ECFIN | | |
| Flash estimates/advanced releases of final survey results | Gabriele Giudice, Andreas Jonsson EC-ECFIN | | |
| Flash estimates/advanced releases of final survey results | Alexander Makaronidis EC-ESTAT | | |
| Issues related to the 2009-10 cycle | Gabriele Giudice EC-ECFIN | | |
Business Cycle stylised facts: new evidence or euro are using business survey data
| Marco Malgarini ISAE |
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| Two new monthly composite indicators for the whole French economy; a business climate indicator and a turning point indicator | Christelle Minodier INSEE |   |  |
| The Best Consumer Confidence Indicator There Is | Andreas Jonsson, Staffan Lind�n EC-ECFIN |  |  |
| Economic versus Psychological forecasting. Evidence from European Consumer Surveys | Maurizio Bovi ISAE | |  |
| Using flexible contracts in Italian firms: an analysis based on survey data | Massimo Mancini ISAE | |  |
| Managers� selling price expectations | Roberta Friz EC-ECFIN |  |  |
| OECD's composite leading indicators, de-trending methods� real time characteristics, and upcoming changes in the CLI system | Gyorgy Gyomai OECD |   |  |
| Answering practices in the CBI Industrial Trends Survey � new data and new questions {survey conducted April 2008} | Jonathan Wood CBI |  |  |
| Implementing the Consumer Survey in Turkey | Elif Pars GfK Turkey | |  |
| Harmonisation of BCS | Andreas Jonsson EC-ECFIN | | |
| Implementation of NACE 2.0 | Reuben Borg EC-ECFIN | | |
| Adaptation of procedures to the new NACE | Jos� Manuel Almendros MITYC |  |  |
| Quantitative inflation opinions | Staffan Lind�n EC-ECFIN | | |
| Surveying investments | R. Friz EC-ECFIN | | |
In case of problems with downloading these files, you can contact us.
Workshops documents 2007
download the full set of documents available for the EC 2007 Workshop
or select each file individually hereafter
All files are in PDF format (size ranges from 60kb to 950 kb)
| EC Workshop on Business and Consumer Surveys Brussels, 14 November 2007 | | Download |
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| Harmonisation of business and consumer surveys: State of play | N. Darnaut EC-ECFIN | |  |
| The EU survey in the financial services sector | S. Lind�n EC-ECFIN | |  |
| Implementation of NACE Rev. 2 in BCS | P. Scherrer - C. Minodier INSEE France |  |  |
Producing historical time series in NACE Rev. 2 for business surveys
| S. Vergouw Statistics Netherlands |
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| Impact of the implementation of NACE Rev. 2 on sample design | M. Hormannova Czech Statistical Office | |  |
| Quantitative inflation perceptions and expectations of Italian consumers | M. Malgarini EC-ECFIN |  |  |
| Laboratory test of survey questions on perceived and expected price development | G. Buiten Statistics Netherlands |  |  |
| Test of alternative wording of the questions | K. Hilbinger Gfk Germany | |  |
| Inflation perceptions: A cross-country analysis | R. Friz EC-ECFIN | |  |
| Employment expectations in the euro area | A. Jonsson EC-ECFIN |  |  |
| The services survey in Slovakia | E. Holickova SOSR Slovakia |  |  |
| Implementation of the new business tendency survey | D. Tali CBRT Turkey |  |  |
In case of problems with downloading these files, you cancontact us.
Workshops documents 2006
download the full set of documents available for the EC 2006 Workshop
or select each file individually hereafter
All files are in PDF format (size ranges from 60kb to 950 kb)
EC Workshop on Business and Consumer Surveys Brussels, 20-21 November 2006 | | Download |
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| Forthcoming call for proposals: introduction | N. Darnaut EC-ECFIN | |  |
| Business and consumer surveys: regulatory financial, and contractual aspects | D. Pullinger EC-ECFIN | |  |
| The revised classification of economic activities NACE Rev. 2 and its implication for business surveys | A. Zopp� EC-Eurostat |  |  |
Coverage of the services sector in short-term statistics
| B. Newson EC-Eurostat |  |  |
| Pilot phase of the EU-wide business survey in the financial service sector | O. Henry-Biabaud, R. Spadaro IPSOS Belgium |  |  |
| Dynamic factor models for survey-based confidence indicators | M. Marcellino Universit� Bocconi Milano |  |  |
| A monthly indicator of the business climate in the French service industry | P. Scherrer INSEE France |  |  |
Perceptions of competitiveness in euro-area manufacturing: shedding some light on competitive differences among euro-area countries? | A. Jonsson EC-ECFIN |  |  |
| Convergence of business cycles in the euro area: further evidence from survey data | C. Gayer EC-ECFIN | |  |
| Impact of unexpected oil-price changes and of large changes in the euro-dollar exchange rate on confidence | S. Lind�n EC-ECFIN | |  |
| BTS and development of confidence indicators | M. Hormannova Czech Statistical Office |  |  |
| Economic sentiment indicator and confidence indicator in services in the new weight system | D. Blahova, E. Holickova SOSR Slovakia |  |  |
The habits of respondents, their opinions on business surveys and the reasons for non-responding | A. Munk�csy, R. Petz GKI CO. Hungary |  |  |
| Real sector confidence index from the business tendency survey of CBRT | E. Oral, S.�. Tuncel CBRT Turkey |  |  |
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