Economic Cycle Research Institute
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The Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) is an independent institute dedicated to economic cycle research, with a mission to "advance the tradition of business cycle research established at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Center for International Business Cycle Research (CIBCR)."[1] It publishes a [2] weekly index of U.S. Leading Economic Indicators (LEI).
ECRI was founded in 1996[1] by Geoffrey H. Moore. Dr. Moore had been researching the problems of predicting the economic cycle since 1950. In 1958 he developed the composite method which would eventually become the LEI. According to The New York Times, "Over the last 15 years, [ECRI] has gotten all of its recession calls right, while issuing no false alarms."[2]
ECRI is primarily funded by memberships allowing access to its research service.
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- ^ "About ECRI". http://www.businesscycle.com/about/. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ "Weekly Leading Index". TheStreet.com. http://www.thestreet.com/tsc/editorial/images/ecocharts/wkly_leading_index.html.
