Global recessions and booms: what do Probit models tell us?
We present non-linear binary Probit models to capture the turning points in global economic activity as well as in advanced and emerging economies from 1980 to 2016. For that purpose, we use four different business cycle dating methods to identify the regimes (upswings, downswings). We find that esp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AIMS Press
2019-04-01
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Series: | Quantitative Finance and Economics |
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Online Access: | https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/QFE.2019.1.187/fulltext.html |