What explains the Great Moderation in the U.S.? A structural analysis

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 697-721

  Canova, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

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EID: 70349835394     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2009.7.4.697     Document Type: Article

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