Artis, Michael, Dreger, Christian and Kholodilinf, Konstantin (2009) Common and spatial drivers in regional business cycles. SERC Discussion Papers (SERCDP0022). Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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Abstract
We examine real business cycle convergence for 41 euro area regions and 48 US states. Results obtained by a panel model with spatial correlation indicate that the relevance of common business cycle factors is rather stable over the past two decades in the euro area and the US. Ongoing business cycle convergence often detected in cross-country data is not confirmed at the regional level. The degree of synchronization across the euro area is similar to that to be found for the US states. Thus, the lack of convergence does not seem to be an impediment to a common monetary policy.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/SERC/publication... |
| Additional Information: | © 2009 Michael Artis, Christian Dreger and Konstantin Kholodilin |
| Divisions: | Spatial Economics Research Centre |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HF Commerce |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2011 16:33 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 20:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/33213 |
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