This paper analyzes the business cycle characteristics of the economies of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States using a model of a small open economy subject to interest rate and fiscal expenditure shocks and financial frictions. The paper shows that macroeconomic aggregates in this region are quite volatile, with consumption exhibiting higher volatility than gross domestic product. The analysis also finds that in these economies real interest...
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2016/1/27
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS7545
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2016/1/27
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Business cycles in the eastern Caribbean economies: the role of fiscal policy and interest rates
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government expenditure