Output fluctuations in the United States: What has changed since the early 1980's?

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1464-1476

  Mcconnell, Margaret M ^a   Perez Quiros, Gabriel ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

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EID: 0000118629     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.5.1464     Document Type: Article

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