Assessing structural VARs

NBER Macroeconomics Annual

Volumn 21, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-72

  Christiano, Lawrence J ^a   Eichenbaum, Martin ^a   Vigfusson, Robert ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 34250807228     PISSN: 08893365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1086/ma.21.25554953     Document Type: Article

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