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On the link between volatility and growth

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  • Olaf Posch & Klaus Wälde, 2011. "On the link between volatility and growth," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 16(4), pages 285-308, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jecgro:v:16:y:2011:i:4:p:285-308
    DOI: 10.1007/s10887-011-9069-y
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    Tax effects; Volatility measures; Poisson uncertainty; Endogenous cycles and growth; Continuous-time DSGE models; E32; E62; H3; C65;
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    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
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    • C65 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Miscellaneous Mathematical Tools

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