Business Cycle Synchronization and Regional Integration

Deeper trade integration between Central America and the United States, as envisaged under the Central American Free Trade Agreement, is likely to lead to closer links between Central American and U.S. business cycles. This article assesses the degree of business cycle synchronization between Centra...

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Main Author: Fiess, Norbert
Format: Journal Article
Published: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4446
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spelling okr-10986-44462021-04-23T14:02:17Z Business Cycle Synchronization and Regional Integration Fiess, Norbert Business Cycle business cycle fluctuations Business Cycle Synchronization business cycles Deeper trade integration Free Trade Free Trade Area macroeconomic consequences Regional Integration Trade Agreement Deeper trade integration between Central America and the United States, as envisaged under the Central American Free Trade Agreement, is likely to lead to closer links between Central American and U.S. business cycles. This article assesses the degree of business cycle synchronization between Central America and the United States—relevant not only for a better understanding of the influence of important trading partners on the business cycle fluctuations in the domestic economy but for evaluating the costs and benefits of macroeconomic coordination. 2012-03-30T07:12:35Z 2012-03-30T07:12:35Z 2007-01-30 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4446 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Journal Article Latin America & Caribbean El Salvador Brazil Guatemala Mexico
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topic Business Cycle
business cycle fluctuations
Business Cycle Synchronization
business cycles
Deeper trade integration
Free Trade
Free Trade Area
macroeconomic consequences
Regional Integration
Trade Agreement
spellingShingle Business Cycle
business cycle fluctuations
Business Cycle Synchronization
business cycles
Deeper trade integration
Free Trade
Free Trade Area
macroeconomic consequences
Regional Integration
Trade Agreement
Fiess, Norbert
Business Cycle Synchronization and Regional Integration
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
El Salvador
Brazil
Guatemala
Mexico
description Deeper trade integration between Central America and the United States, as envisaged under the Central American Free Trade Agreement, is likely to lead to closer links between Central American and U.S. business cycles. This article assesses the degree of business cycle synchronization between Central America and the United States—relevant not only for a better understanding of the influence of important trading partners on the business cycle fluctuations in the domestic economy but for evaluating the costs and benefits of macroeconomic coordination.
format Journal Article
author Fiess, Norbert
author_facet Fiess, Norbert
author_sort Fiess, Norbert
title Business Cycle Synchronization and Regional Integration
title_short Business Cycle Synchronization and Regional Integration
title_full Business Cycle Synchronization and Regional Integration
title_fullStr Business Cycle Synchronization and Regional Integration
title_full_unstemmed Business Cycle Synchronization and Regional Integration
title_sort business cycle synchronization and regional integration
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4446
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