Is the convergence of business cycles a global or regional issue? The UK, US and Euroland

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-194

  Hughes Hallett, Andrew ^a,b   Richter, Christian ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business cycle; Coherence; Growth rates; Time frequency analysis

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744476255     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.291     Document Type: Conference Paper

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