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Concordance in Business Cycles
Author: Mr. C. John McDermott1 and Mr. Alasdair Scott
  • 1 https://isni.org/isni/0000000404811396, International Monetary Fund
Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2000: Issue 037
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Mar 2000
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451845563.001
ISBN:
9781451845563
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
31
Keywords:
WP; concordance statistic; bar code; random walk; standard error; Concordance; phase; business cycles; correlation statistic; sample covariance statistic; Kiefer-salmon statistics; summary statistics; business cycle date; time series; brain-Shapiro statistic; Public expenditure review; Global
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We study the properties of a test that determines whether two time series comove. The test computes a simple nonparametric statistic for “concordance,” which describes the proportion of time that the cycles of two series spend in the same phase. We establish the size and power properties of this test. As an illustration, the procedures are applied to output series from selected major industrial countries. We find limited evidence of widespread concordance for these countries.
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IMF Working Papers
ISSN:
1018-5941
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