Brinca, P.; Chari, V.V.; Kehoe, P.J.; McGrattan, E. - In: Handbook of macroeconomics : volume 2, v. 2A-2B SET, (pp. 1013-1063). 2016
We elaborate on the business cycle accounting method proposed by Chari et al. (2006) , clear up some misconceptions about the method, and then apply it to compare the Great Recession across OECD countries as well as to the recessions of the 1980s in these countries. We have four main findings....
