Uncertainty and economic activity: Evidence from business survey data

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 217-249

  Bachmann, Rüdiger ^a,b,c   Elstner, Steffen ^c   Sims, Eric R ^d  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c IFO INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 84878983267     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.5.2.217     Document Type: Article

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