International trade in durable goods: Understanding volatility, cyclicality, and elasticities

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-52

  Engel, Charles ^a   Wang, Jian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Backus Smith puzzle; Durable goods; Elasticity puzzle; International real business cycles

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; ELASTICITY; EXPORT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; IMPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; OECD;

EID: 78650827325     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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