Can oil shocks explain asymmetries in the US Business Cycle?

Hans-Martin Krolzig and Michael Clements

Empirical Economics, 2002, vol. 27, issue 2, 185-204

Abstract: We consider whether oil prices can account for business cycle asymmetries. We test for asymmetries based on the Markov switching autoregressive model popularized by Hamilton (1989), using the tests devised by Clements and Krolzig (2000). We find evidence against the conventional wisdom that recessions are more violent than expansions: while some part of the downturn in economic activity that characterises recessionary periods can be attributed to dramatic changes in the price of oil, post-War US economic growth is characterized by the steepness of expansions.

Keywords: Oil prices; Business cycle asymmetries; Markov-switching models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C32 E24 E32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-04-26
Note: Received: December 2000/Final Version Received: September 2001
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