The network origins of aggregate fluctuations

Econometrica

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1977-2016

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   Carvalho, Vasco M ^b   Ozdaglar, Asuman ^c   Tahbaz Salehi, Alireza ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c USA   (United States)

^d The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate volatility; Business cycle; Cascades; Diversification; Input output linkages; Intersectoral network

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866766163     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA9623     Document Type: Article

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