Animal spirits, technology shocks and the business cycle

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 273-295

  Weder, Mark ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dunlop Tarshis puzzle; E00; E32; Economic fluctuations; Sunspots; Technology shocks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001219386     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1889(98)00087-6     Document Type: Article

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