Cyclical Behavior of Inventories and Growth Projections Recent Evidence From Europe and the United States /

In the United States and a few European countries, inventory behavior is mainly the outcome of demand shocks: a standard buffer-stock model best characterizes these economies. But most European countries are described by a modified buffer-stock model where supply shocks dominate. In contrast to the...

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1. Verfasser: Hoffmaister, Willy
Weitere Verfasser: Clausen, Jens
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/212
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF