Disentangling the channels of the 2007-09 recession

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-135

  Stock, James H ^a   Watson, Mark W ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84867155448     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: 15334465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/eca.2012.0005     Document Type: Article

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