Sign restrictions in structural vector autoregressions: A critical review

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 938-960

  Fry, Renée ^a   Pagan, Adrian ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84855533088     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.49.4.938     Document Type: Review

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