Worldwide synchronization since the nineteenth century: A wavelet-based view

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 773-776

  Rua, António ^a  

^a BANCO DE PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Output growth; Synchronization; Time frequency; Wavelets

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL ECONOMY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EID: 84874301385     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2012.744129     Document Type: Article

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