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International Real Business Cycles and Increasing Returns to Scale: A Formal Analysis using Likelihood Methods

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  • John Landon-Lane

    (Rutgers University)

  • Joann Bangs

    (Oakland University)

Abstract

One of the more common methods used to model international real business cycles is through the use of a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model. Guo and Sturzenegger (1998) argue that an increasing returns to scale production technology can improve the performance of such a model. They also argue that if increasing returns are strong enough, then sunspot equilibria are possible. In this paper, we formally test the increasing returns to scale assumption and find that a model with a constant returns to scale technology has a superior out-of-sample prediction performance over a model with an increasing returns to scale production technology. Moreover, this result is robust to the degree of returns to scale and to the persistence and variance of the shocks in the model.

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  • John Landon-Lane & Joann Bangs, 2002. "International Real Business Cycles and Increasing Returns to Scale: A Formal Analysis using Likelihood Methods," Departmental Working Papers 200212, Rutgers University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:rut:rutres:200212
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    1. Eva Kaňková, 2008. "Vliv společné měny na hospodářské cykly jednotlivých částí měnové unie [The influence of common currency on economic cycles of individual parts of currency union]," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2008(3), pages 345-361.

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    Keywords

    Increasing Returns to Scale; International Real Business Cycles; Model Comparison;
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    JEL classification:

    • C11 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Bayesian Analysis: General
    • C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles

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