The Sources of Business Cycles in a Low Income Country /

We examine the role of global and domestic shocks in driving macroeconomic fluctuations for Ghana. We are able to study the impact of exogenous shocks including productivity, credit supply, and commodity price shocks. We identify the shocks with a combination of sign and recursive restrictions withi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Houssa, Romain
Other Authors: Mohimont, Jolan, Otrok, Christopher
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/040
Online Access:Full text available on IMF