"Econometric Business Cycle Research" is a specialized book that deals with econometric research on business cycles. The term was introduced by Nobel laureate Jan Tinbergen and describes a method for testing economic theories related to business cycles. The book combines economic theory with empirical measurements and examines the fluctuations of overall economic activity. It analyzes four main methods of EBCR: business cycle indicators, simultaneous equation models, vector autoregressive systems, and real business cycle indicators. After a historical contextualization of the methods, it discusses the extent to which they fulfill the goals of EBCR, which include description, forecasting, and policy evaluation. The empirical illustrations focus on the Netherlands, a typical example of a small, open economy. The central finding of the book is that simultaneous equation models represent the most suitable method for simultaneously achieving all the goals of EBCR, while other methods can also be useful depending on specific interests.