FURTHER ON THE NATURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS-CYCLE

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作者
LAYTON, AP
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[1] School of Economics and Public Policy, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Gardens Point
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10.1111/j.1475-4932.1994.tb01820.x
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F [经济];
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02 ;
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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 find 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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