Do Asset Price Drops Foreshadow Recessions? /

This paper examines the usefulness of asset prices in predicting recessions in the G-7 countries. It finds that asset price drops are significantly associated with the beginning of a recession in these countries. In particular, the marginal effect of an equity/house price drop on the likelihood of a...

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Autor Principal: Bluedorn, John
Outros autores: Decressin, Jorg, Terrones, Marco
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/203
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF