Method of analyzing business cycles in a transition economy: The case of Slovenia

Developing Economies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-62

  Jagrič, Timotej ^a   Ovin, Rasto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Business cycle; Multivariate wavelet analysis; Synchronization; Transition economy; Volatility

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2042454989     PISSN: 00121533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2004.tb01015.x     Document Type: Article

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