Abstract
We propose a generalization of existing empirical business cycle models that allows us to decompose recessions into permanent and transitory components. We find that the transitory component of recessions accounts for between 77% and 96% of the observed variance of monthly indicator series. Our results suggest the following three-phase characterization of the business cycle: recession, high-growth recovery during which output partially reverts to its previous peak, and normal growth following the recovery. In addition, we find significant timing differences between the permanent and transitory components of recessions; most notably the lack of the usual high-growth recovery phase following the 1990-91 recession.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 163-183 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Empirical Economics |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 Mar |
Keywords
- Business cycle asymmetry
- Comovement
- Partial peak-reversion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics and Probability
- Mathematics (miscellaneous)
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Economics and Econometrics
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Kim, C. J., & Murray, C. J. (2002). Permanent and transitory components of recessions. Empirical Economics, 27(2), 163-183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001810100097