Business cycles in a small open economy

Isabel Correia, João C. Neves, Sergio Rebelo*

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Abstract

This paper discusses a dynamic model that is consistent with the main empirical regularities of economic fluctuations in open economies. While other models in this class have relied on non-separable preferences or finite horizons to generate a realistic consumption volatility, we show that there is a simple class of time separable preferences that is consistent with the cyclical volatilities of the components of the national income accounts identity as well as with the countercyclical character of the balance of trade.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1089-1113
Number of pages25
JournalEuropean Economic Review
Volume39
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1995

Funding

We benefited greatly from the comments and suggestionso f Marianne Baxter, Jeremy Greenwood, Robert King, Finn Kydland, Enrique Mendoza, Jose Scheinkman, and an anonymous referee, as well as from feedback provided by participantsa t the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control Conference held in Capri, and at the European Economic Association Meeting held in Cambridge. Rebel0 gratefully acknowledgesf inancial support from the NBER’s Olin Fellowship. The usual disclaimer applies.

Keywords

  • Business cycles
  • Open economy
  • Trade balance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Finance
  • Economics and Econometrics

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