When can changes in expectations cause business cycle fluctuations in neo-classical settings?

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 458-477

  Beaudry, Paul ^a   Portier, Franck ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Business cycles; Expectations; Multi sectoral models

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248676697     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: 10957235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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