The decline in U.S. output volatility: Structural changes and inventory investment

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 462-472

  Herrera, Ana María ^a   Pesavento, Elena ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gross domestic product variance; Structural break

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544486270     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/073500104000000596     Document Type: Article

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