The age distribution and business cycle volatility: International evidence

Steven Lugauer; Michael Redmond

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.085

The age distribution and business cycle volatility: International evidence

Steven Lugauer, Michael Redmond

Economics

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Abstract

We estimate the age distribution's effect on business cycle fluctuations across a large number of countries. A 10 percentage point increase in the middle-aged share of the population decreases output volatility by 15 percent for the average country.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	694-696
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	117
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.085
State	Published - 2012

Keywords

Business cycles
Demographics
Panel data

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Finance
Economics and Econometrics

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