Real business cycle models: Past, present and future

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 217-238

  Rebelo, Sergio ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; MODEL;

EID: 24644438272     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2005.00405.x     Document Type: Review

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