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Did You Know that Monetary Disturbances Matter for Business Cycles Fluctuations? Evidence from the G-7 Countries

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  • Canova, Fabio
  • de Nicolò, Gianni

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This paper examines the question of which shock generates cyclical movements in output and inflation using an alternative approach. We find that in the G-7 countries output cycles are driven by different structural disturbances, that monetary disturbances play a significant role in at least four of the seven countries and that the dominant cause of output innovations within countries has changed after 1982. Inflation cycles are much more homogeneous across countries and are driven by a combination of supply and monetary disturbances. The disturbances we have identified explain large portions of output and inflation cycles, but are not a major cause of fluctuations in financial and money markets. The theoretical and policy implications of the findings are discussed.

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  • Canova, Fabio & de Nicolò, Gianni, 1998. "Did You Know that Monetary Disturbances Matter for Business Cycles Fluctuations? Evidence from the G-7 Countries," CEPR Discussion Papers 2028, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:2028
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    1. Halkos, George & Paizanos, Epameinondas, 2015. "Environmental Macroeconomics: A critical literature review and future empirical research directions," MPRA Paper 67432, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. C. Emre Alper, 2000. "Stylized Facts of Business Cycles, Excess Volatility and Capital Flows: Evidence from Mexico and Turkey," Working Papers 2000/11, Bogazici University, Department of Economics.

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    Keywords

    Business Cycles; dynamic correlations; monetary models; structural shocks;
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    JEL classification:

    • C68 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computable General Equilibrium Models
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • F11 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Neoclassical Models of Trade

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