Can state employment declines foretell national business cycles?

Randall Eberts ()

Economic Commentary, 1990, issue Sep 15

Abstract: An investigation of whether it is possible to predict national recessions by following the employment performance of specific states or regions. The author compares state employment patterns to the health of the national economy over the post-WWII period.

Keywords: Employment (Economic theory); Business cycles; Regional economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990

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