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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956793003321

Autore

Timmermann Allan

Titolo

Common Factors in Latin America's Business Cycles / / Allan Timmermann, Luis Catão, Marco Aiolfi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

9786613821218

9781462390175

146239017X

9781452798585

1452798583

9781282448025

1282448021

9781451908459

1451908458

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (64 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

AiolfiMarco

CatãoLuis

Soggetti

Business cycles - Latin America - Econometric models

Business forescasting - Latin America

Business cycles

Business Fluctuations

Classification Methods

Cluster Analysis

Cycles

Econometric analysis

Econometric models

Econometrics & economic statistics

Econometrics

Economic growth

Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

Economic policy

Economic recession

Empirical Studies of Trade

Expenditure

Expenditures, Public

Exports and Imports

Factor Models

Factor models



Growth and Fluctuations: General, International, or Comparative

International economics

International trade

Macroeconomics

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General

Nternational cooperation

Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data)

Principal Components

Public finance & taxation

Public Finance

Recessions

Terms of trade

Mexico

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"February 2006."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ECONOMETRIC FRAMEWORK; III. NEW BUSINESS CYCLE INDICES FOR LATIN AMERICA; IV. STYLIZED BUSINESS CYCLE FACTS; V. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES

Sommario/riassunto

This paper constructs new business cycle indices for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico based on common dynamic factors extracted from a comprehensive set of sectoral output, external data, and fiscal and financial variables spanning over a century. The constructed indices are used to derive a business cycle chronology for these countries and characterize a set of new stylized facts. In particular, we show that all four countries have historically displayed a striking combination of high business cycle and persistence relative to benchmark countries, and that such volatility has been time-varying, with important differences across policy regimes. We also uncover a sizeable common factor across the four economies which has greatly limited scope for regional risk sharing.