A state-level analysis of the great moderation

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 578-589

  Owyang, Michael T ^a   Piger, Jeremy ^b   Wall, Howard J ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

State business cycles; Volatility reduction

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GREAT DEPRESSION; HETEROGENEITY; MACROECONOMICS; STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS;

EID: 56449122452     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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