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Demand shocks and economic fluctuations


Abstract: This paper studies conditions under which demand-side shocks can generate realistic business cycles in RBC models. Although highly persistent demand shocks are necessary for generating procyclical investment, variable capacity utilization and habit formation can reduce the required degree of persistence.

https://doi.org/10.20955/wp.2006.011

Status: Published in Economics Letters, March 2006, 90(3), pp. 373-83

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Part of Series: Working Papers

Publication Date: 2006

Number: 2006-011