Uncertainty, risk-taking, and the business cycle in Germany

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 596-626

  Popescu, Adina ^a   Smets, Frank Rafael ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b CEPR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Business cycle; Risk taking; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; ECONOMIC THEORY; RISK FACTOR; RISK PERCEPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

GERMANY;

EID: 78649608172     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: 16127501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifq013     Document Type: Article

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