Type of Publication: | Working Paper/Technical Report |
URI (citable link): | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-0-275836 |
Author: | Schüler, Yves S. |
Year of publication: | 2014 |
Series: | Working Paper Series / Department of Economics ; 2014-02 |
Summary: |
This paper proposes to relate conditional quantiles of stationary macroeconomic time series to the different phases of the business cycle. Based on this idea, I introduce a Bayesian Quantile Structural Vector Autoregressive framework for the analysis of the effects of uncertainty on the US real economy. For this purpose, I define a novel representation of the multivariate Laplace distribution that allows for the joint treatment of multiple equation regression quantiles. I find significant evidence for asymmetric effects of uncertainty over the US business cycle. The strongest negative effects are revealed during recession periods. During boom phases uncertainty shocks improve the soundness of the economy. Moreover, the phase of the financial sector matters when the real economy is at recession but not if the economy is at boom. When the financial system is in a bad state, an uncertainty shock leads to a deeper recession than in times when the financial system is in a good state.
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JEL Classification: | C32; E44; G01 |
Subject (DDC): | 330 Economics |
Keywords: | Uncertainty, Economic Cycles, Quantile SVAR, Multivariate Laplace |
Link to License: | In Copyright |
SCHÜLER, Yves S., 2014. Asymmetric Effects of Uncertainty over the Business Cycle : A Quantile Structural Vector Autoregressive Approach
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