Method-of-moments measurement of UK business cycles

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 568-583

  Smith, Gregor W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE OUTPUT; BUSINESS CYCLE; METHOD OF MOMENTS; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH;

UK;

EID: 0030319999     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a028585     Document Type: Article

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