The impact of financial system development on business cycles volatility: Cross-country evidence

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 233-253

  Ferreira da Silva, Gisele ^a,b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 0036346848     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-0704(02)00021-6     Document Type: Article

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