Measuring the determinants of business cycle synchronization using a panel approach

Pedro Cerqueira and Rodrigo Martins

Economics Letters, 2009, vol. 102, issue 2, 106-108

Abstract: This paper investigates the GDP synchronization determinants using a new index for panel data that captures time variability effects. Although most of our evidence is in line with previous studies, the effect of financial openness differs from the standard findings.

Keywords: Business; cycles; synchronization; Panel; data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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