Kondratieff Cycles in the Economies of Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and France
The paper concerns identifying Kondratieff cycles in the economies of Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and France. Studied are the historical periods beginning from the second half of the 19th century based on time series of real per capita GDP. The study is made through construction of econometric models, including the cyclical component. Modeling has helped to identify Kondratieff cycles in the national production. The upward half-wave of the third Kondratieff cycle in Italy emerged in 1897, in the Netherlands — in 1910, in Germany — in 1885, in France — in 1881. The upward half-wave of the fourth Kondratieff cycle emerged in Italy in 1948, in the Netherlands — in 1946, in Germany — in 1958, and in France — in 1855. The upward half-wave of the fifth Kondratieff cycle emerged in Italy in 1989, in the Netherlands — in 1990, in Germany — in 1999, and in France — in 1994.