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2005, No. 19
Posted 2005-08-02

International Perspectives on the “Great Moderation”

by Michelle T. Armesto and Jeremy M. Piger

Why has the volatility of output growth fallen in the United States and abroad? One possibility is that improved macroeconomic policy has tamed the business cycle. Another is that the fall is the result of fewer common international "shocks."