frictions for business cycle volatility. In our empirical analysis, we demonstrate that stylised facts suggest that countries … with more developed financial systems have lower business cycle volatility. Financial openness has no strong impact on … business cycle volatility, in contrast. In our theoretical analysis, we use a dynamic general equilibrium model to study the …

Stylized facts suggest that output volatility in OECD countries has declined in recent years. However, the causes and … structural breaks in the dynamics and the volatility of the real output process in Germany can be detected. We report evidence … that output volatility has declined in Germany. Yet, this decline in output volatility is not as clear-cut as it is in the …

Economic theory predicts that the integration of financial markets lowers the volatility of consumption. In this paper …, we study long-term trends in the consumption volatility of the G7 countries. Using different measures of financial … openness, we find that greater financial openness has been associated with lower consumption volatility in Canada and Italy. In …