IMF Working Papers

The Identification of the Causes of Business Cycles Across Countries

By Don E. Schlagenhauf, Stefan C. Norrbin

January 1, 1990

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Don E. Schlagenhauf, and Stefan C. Norrbin The Identification of the Causes of Business Cycles Across Countries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1990) accessed December 26, 2024
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Summary

Empirical research has been conducted on the various theories of the business cycle over many countries. However, very little research has attempted to undertake a multi-country disaggregate investigation into the sources of output change. This paper decomposes fluctuations in industry output in a particular country into: (1) a nation specific shock; (2) an industry specific shock; (3) a world shock; and (4) an idiosyncratic factor. Using a dynamic factor analysis-state-space approach, the paper finds that the nation-specific shock is the most important impulse.

Subject: Business cycles, Economic growth, Exchange rate arrangements, Foreign exchange, Industrial production, Monetary base, Money, Oil prices, Prices, Production

Keywords: Business cycle, Business cycles, Demand management policy, Dummy variable, Exchange rate arrangements, Factor equation, Fiscal policy, Global, Industrial production, Matrix Wn, Monetary base, Nation-specific factor, Oil prices, Output change, Time series, Time series model, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    26

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1990/004

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0041990

  • ISBN:

    9781451930085

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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