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We analyze the transmission of global financial crisis to business cycles in China and India. The pattern of business cycles in emerging Asian economies generally displays a low degree of synchronization with the OECD countries, which is consistent with the decoupling hypothesis. By contrast,...
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decreased the importance of distance. -- Business cycle synchronization ; CEE countries ; EMU …
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EMU (except Greece and Turkey) and a rather modest degree of association with the Euro area cycle, although Turkey is … nearest the average of the EMU countries. We further document that there is a tendency for an increase in the degree of … synchronisation with EMU for all Balkan countries. We also note, however, that at the end of the period, the degree of synchronisation …
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We assess the business cycle synchronization features of aggregate output in the 27 EU countries using annual data for the period 1970-2009. In particular, we compute measures of synchronisation for private consumption, government spending, gross fixed capital formation, exports and imports. Our...
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This paper shows that remittance flows significantly increase the business cycle synchronization between remittance-recipient countries and the rest of the world. Using both aggregate and bilateral remittances data in a panel data setting, the study demonstrates that this effect is robust and...
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This paper analyses sectoral business cycle synchronization in an enlarged European Union using annual data for the period 1980-2005. In particular, we try to identify which sector for each country is driving the aggregate output business cycle synchronization. Overall, the sectors that provide...
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Business cycles appear highly synchronized across countries. To understand this empirical phenomenon, I develop a multi-country international real business cycle model with international trade that offers several potential explanations: shocks to TFP, demand, leisure, investment, economic...
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This paper analyses sectoral business cycle synchronization in an enlarged European Union using annual data for the period 1980-2005. In particular, we try to identify which sector for each country is driving the aggregate output business cycle synchronization. Overall, the sectors that provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012731298
EMU (except Greece and Turkey) and a rather modest degree of association with the Euro area cycle, although Turkey is … nearest the average of the EMU countries. We further document that there is a tendency for an increase in the degree of … synchronisation with EMU for all Balkan countries. We also note, however, that at the end of the period, the degree of synchronisation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013053018
We employ a wavelet spectrum analysis to study globalization and business cycles in China and G7 countries. The co-movement synchronization between G7 countries and China is shown to have undergone frequent and large changes during our sample period. The co-movements for business cycle...
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