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Further on the Nature of the Australian Business Cycle

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Strong and Tan (1991) found Australian output variation was well characterized by a stochastic trend implying output shocks have a permanent effect on the level of activity. The paper finds that in Australia the stochastic trend alternative is statistically dominated when the data are allowed to be characterized by a probabilistic segmented trend specification. This finding implies shocks will only have a permanent effect on output when the series' growth path switches from one growth regime into another as a result of the shock.

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  • Allan P. Layton, 1994. "Further on the Nature of the Australian Business Cycle," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 70(208), pages 12-18, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecorec:v:70:y:1994:i:208:p:12-18
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.1994.tb01820.x
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