Econometrica

Journal Of The Econometric Society

An International Society for the Advancement of Economic
Theory in its Relation to Statistics and Mathematics

Edited by: Guido W. Imbens • Print ISSN: 0012-9682 • Online ISSN: 1468-0262

Econometrica: Jan, 1966, Volume 34, Issue 1

The Typical Spectral Shape of an Economic Variable

https://doi.org/0012-9682(196601)34:1<150:TTSSOA>2.0.CO;2-3
p. 150-161

C. W. J. Granger

In recent years, a number of power spectra have been estimated from economic data and the majority have been found to be of a similar shape. A number of implications of this shape are discussed, particular attention being paid to the reality of business cycles, stability and control problems, and model building.


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