How robust is the empirical link between business-cycle volatility and long-run growth in OECD countries?

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-121

  Döpke, Jörg ^a  

^a DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Business cycle volatility; Empirical test; Growth

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GRANGER CAUSALITY TEST; OECD;

EID: 1142268810     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269217032000148672     Document Type: Article

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