Real Cycles and Economic Policy

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  • Valentín Carril Aninat y Méndez, Consultores Asociados

Keywords:

real business cycles, economic policy, Chile, Kydland and Prescott, business cycle methodology, macroeconomics

Abstract

Kydland and Prescott have described a method for studying business cycles. The method has been successfully applied to U.S. data, which are relatively long and detailed. This paper shows a way to use the method to study the business cycle in Chile and discusses policy implications.

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Published

1991-10-31

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Carril, V. (1991). Real Cycles and Economic Policy. Economic Analysis Review, 6(2), 105–112. Retrieved from https://www.rae-ear.org/index.php/rae/article/view/244

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (1991)

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Copyright (c) 1991 Valentín Carril

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