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Plucking models of business cycle fluctuations: evidence from the G-7 countries

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posted on 2006-03-29, 10:26 authored by Terence Mills, Ping Wang
Friedman’s ‘plucking’ model, in which output cannot exceed a ceiling level but is occasionally plucked downward by recessions, is tested using Kim and Nelson’s formal econometric specification on output data from the G-7 countries. Considerable support for the model is obtained, leading us to conclude that during normal periods, output seems to be driven mostly by permanent shocks, but during recessions and highgrowth recoveries, transitory shocks dominate. During these periods macroeconomic models that emphasise demand-oriented shocks, rather than real business cycle type models, may thus be more appropriate.

Funding

This paper forms part of the ESRC funded project (Award No. L1382511013) “Business Cycle Volatility and Economic Growth: A Comparative Time Series Study”, which itself is part of the Understanding the Evolving Macroeconomy Research programme.

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  • Business and Economics

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  • Economics

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© Loughborough University

Publication date

2000

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This is Business Cycle Volatility and Economic Growth Research Paper No. 00/3.

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  • en

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