Unsicherheit über die Wirtschaftspolitik in Deutschland 1960 bis 2021: Ein neuer Indikator

Albina Latifi; Viktoriia Naboka-Krell; Peter Tillmann; Peter Winker

doi:10.2478/wd-2026-0149

Unsicherheit über die Wirtschaftspolitik in Deutschland 1960 bis 2021: Ein neuer Indikator

Wirtschaftsdienst

Volume 106 (2026): Issue 8 (August 2026)

By: Albina Latifi, Viktoriia Naboka-Krell, Peter Tillmann and Peter Winker

Open Access

|Sep 2026

Abstract

We introduce a new index of economic policy uncertainty in Germany. The index is based on newspaper articles from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and begins in 1960, allowing for analysis of uncertainty over a much longer time span than existing indicators.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/wd-2026-0149 | Journal eISSN: 1613-978X | Journal ISSN: 0043-6275

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Language: German, English

Page range: 615 - 618

Published on: Sep 18, 2026

Published by: ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 12 issues per year

JEL:

E60,

H50

Related subjects:

Business and economics,

Political economics,

Microeconomics,

Macroeconomics,

Public finance and fiscal theory,

Economic policy

© 2026 Albina Latifi, Viktoriia Naboka-Krell, Peter Tillmann, Peter Winker, published by ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 106 (2026): Issue 8 (August 2026)