We adopt the Dynamical Influence model from computer science and transform it to study the interaction between business and financial cycles. For this purpose, we merge it with Markov-Switching Dynamic Factor Model (MS-DFM) which is frequently used in economic cycle analysis. The model suggested...

Business cycle models are often investigated by using reduced form time series models, other than (or in alternative to) structural highly grounded in economic theory models. Reduced form VARMA with fixed parameters play a key role in business cycle analysis, but it is often found that by their...