Inventory investment over the business cycle in the EU and the US

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 1-8

  Dimelis, Sophia P ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Business cycles; Inventory investment; Recessions

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVENTORY CONTROL; INVESTMENTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS CYCLES; KYDLAND-PRESCOTT METHODS; RECESSIONS;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035815834     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(00)00101-8     Document Type: Article

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