France in the global economy: A structural approximate dynamic factor model analysis

Empirical Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 311-342

  Kabundi, Alain ^a   Nadal De Simone, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b L 2983   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Dynamic factor models; International business cycles; Sign restrictions

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; INTEREST RATE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCK MARKET;

FRANCE;

EID: 80052365125     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-010-0383-6     Document Type: Article

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