Business cycle measurement with some theory

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 345-361

  Canova, Fabio ^a   Paustian, Matthias ^b,c  

^a CEPR ^*  (Spain)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BANK OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80053383405     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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