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Durable good inventories and the volatility of production: explaining the less volatile U.S. economy
Abstract: This paper provides a simple dynamic optimization model of durable goods inventories. Closed-form solutions are derived in a general equilibrium environment with imperfect information and serially correlated shocks. The model is then applied to scrutinize some popular conjectures regarding the causes of the volatility reduction of GDP since 1984.
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Part of Series: Working Papers
Publication Date: 2005
Number: 2005-047