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"Durable Good Inventories and the Volatility of Production: Explaining the Less Volatile U.S. Economy"
by Yi Wen

This paper provides a simple dynamic optimization model of durable goods inventories. Closed-form solutions are derived in a general equilibrium environment with imperfect information and serially correlated shocks. The model is then applied to scrutinize some popular conjectures regarding the causes of the volatility reduction of GDP since 1984.

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Category > Monetary Policy/Macroeconomics
Author > Yi Wen
Research Papers and Publications: JEL Code > E22
Research Papers and Publications: JEL Code > E23
Research Papers and Publications: JEL Code > E32


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