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Correlation of business cycles in the euro zone

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  • Gonçalves, Carlos Eduardo S.
  • Rodrigues, Mauro
  • Soares, Tiago

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In this short article we use a simple differences-in-differences technique to investigate whether bilateral correlation of business cycles increased more amongst members of the European Monetary Union (EMU) after the implementation of the Euro than amidst other OECD economies. We present evidence suggesting this to be the case.

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  • Gonçalves, Carlos Eduardo S. & Rodrigues, Mauro & Soares, Tiago, 2009. "Correlation of business cycles in the euro zone," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 102(1), pages 56-58, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:102:y:2009:i:1:p:56-58
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