Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/122009 
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Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
SFB 649 Discussion Paper No. 2015-039
Publisher: 
Humboldt University of Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649 - Economic Risk, Berlin
Abstract: 
This study investigates the dynamics of quarterly real GDP per capita growth rates across four countries, the US, UK, Canada and France. I obtain estimates for ARIMA(p,q) processes for first differences of log quarterly real GDP per capita using Reversible Jump Markov Chain Monte Carlo, allowing me to account for model uncertainty when comparing the implied impulse responses across countries. The results are checked for robustness with respect to the detrending device. The estimated impulse response functions are different in shape. The persistence estimates for the US, France, Canada and Italy are clustered together, while the UK and Japan are clear outliers. Significant posterior uncertainty remains regarding the persistence estimates and the appropriate ARMA models. The results for the UK is sensitive to the time period. An analysis of the components of GDP for the US suggests that the dynamics are mainly driven by consumption.
Subjects: 
ARMA
Real GDP per capita
Growth Rates
Persistence
Reversible Jump Markov Chain Monte Carlo
JEL: 
C51
C52
E32
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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