Are there asymmetries in UK Consumption? A time series analysis
- 1 August 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Applied Economics
- Vol. 27 (8) , 767-772
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00036849500000067
Abstract
In this paper we use time series techniques in order to test for asymmetric dynamics in UK consumption. The notion that fluctuation over the business cycle are asymmetric has been put forward at various times in the last century. Nevertheless, the most common representations of aggregate time series in macroeconomies are usually smooth and sluggish. The use of time series methods should be considered as only the first stage of an empirical investigation of asymmetries. It is also essential to develop economic models of asymmetric behaviour and to employ tests of asymmetric adjustment at the level structural realtionship.Keywords
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