Permanent and Transitory Shocks, and the UK Business Cycle.
In this paper the business cycle properties of UK data are investigated using a VAR technique. A Real Business Cycle (RBC) model is formulated. The model includes both permanent and transitory shocks to technology. The business cycle properties of the data and the model are investigated by deriving the expected changes over various forecast horizons from a VAR model. It is found, contrary to evidence in Rotemberg and Woodford (1996), that the model can account for many features of the data and that temporary shocks are pertinent in order to explain the business cycle moments. The main difference between theory and data is present in hours worked.
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1997
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Authors: | Ravn, Morten O |
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Journal of Applied Econometrics. - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.. - Vol. 12.1997, 1, p. 27-48
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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