Real Business Cycle Models
National Bureau of Economic ResearchPublished 1 January 1988Open access
Bennett T. McCallum
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This paper attempts to provide an evaluation of both strengths and weaknesses of the real business cycle (RBC) approach to the analysis of macroeconomic fluctuations.
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