The relation between the term structure of interest rates and Canadian economic growth

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 169-193

  Harvey, Campbell R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INTEREST RATES; TERM STRUCTURE;

CANADA;

EID: 0030819519     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136365     Document Type: Article

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