Asymmetry in Okun's law

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 353-374

  Silvapulle, Paramsothy ^a   Moosa, Imad A ^b   Silvapulle, Mervyn J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLICITY; ECONOMIC THEORY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542467050     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2004.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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