How strong is co-movement in employment over the business cycle? Evidence from state/sector data

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 298-315

  Carlino, Gerald A ^a   DeFina, Robert H ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Regional business cycles; Regional employment; Sectoral co movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642297561     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-1190(03)00084-6     Document Type: Article

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