Identifying the Common Component in International Economic Fluctuations / Robin L. Lumsdaine, Eswar S. Prasad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lumsdaine, Robin L.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Prasad, Eswar S., 1965-

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w5984.

NBER working paper series no. w5984

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1997.

Summary:

In this paper, we develop an aggregation procedure using time-varying weights for constructing the common component in international economic fluctuations. The methodology for deriving time-varying weights is based on some stylized features of the data documented in the paper. The model allows for a unified treatment of cyclical and seasonal fluctuations and also captures the dynamic propagation of shocks across countries. Based on correlations of individual country fluctuations with the common component, we find evidence for a `world business cycle' as well as evidence for a distinct European common component. We find few systematic differences in international business cycle relationships between the Bretton Woods and post-Bretton Woods periods.

Notes:

Print version record

April 1997.