Seasonality, leading indicators, and alternative business cycle theories

Applied Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 531-538

  Wells, John M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; BUSINESS CYCLE; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032837202     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368499323986     Document Type: Article

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