An eclectic approach to estimating U.S. potential GDP

Empirical Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 951-975

  Gosselin, Marc André ^a   Lalonde, René ^a  

^a BANK OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business cycle; NAIRU; Output gap; Potential GDP

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; EMPLOYMENT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750101459     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-006-0063-8     Document Type: Article

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