Asymmetry in the business cycle: Evidence from the Australian labour market

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 353-368

  Peat, Maurice ^a   Stevenson, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyclical asymmetry; Non linear dependence; Spatial aggregation; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030242217     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(96)00874-8     Document Type: Article

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