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Below-average growth, high uncertainty
In this unit, Iconomix provides a brief summary of the SECO publication ‘Konjunkturtendenzen’/‘Tendances conjoncturelles’ (economic trends) and the SECO press release.
Economic developments: Charts (slide set) |
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Slide set with all charts and tables from the ‘Economic trends’ publication. (only available in German) Published by SECO |
Economic developments: Time series |
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The SNB’s data portal contains a comprehensive collection of information on economically relevant indicators. Published by: Swiss National Bank |
Economic forecasts: Background knowledge (slide set) |
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Set of slides on how economic forecasts are made and used. (only available in German) Author: Aymo Brunetti, University of Bern |
Concept:
Iconomix
Worksheet with integrated advanced text:
Iconomix, on the basis of the quarterly SECO press release and the SECO publication entitled ‘Konjunkturtendenzen’/‘Tendances conjoncturelles’
Charts (slide set):
Graphs and tables from the quarterly SECO publication entitled ‘Konjunkturtendenzen’/‘Tendances conjoncturelles’
Data portal:
Swiss National Bank
Set of slides on how economic forecasts are made and used:
Professor Aymo Brunetti, textbook author and professor of economics at the University of Bern
Didactics consultant: Juliette Merath, Certified economics teacher, KV Zurich
Translation & proofreading:
SNB Language Services