VAR analysis and the great moderation

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1636-1652

  Benati, Luca ^a   Surico, Paolo ^a  

^a BANK OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 74349127207     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.4.1636     Document Type: Article

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