Consumption, investment and unemployment: SVAR tests of the effects of changes in the consumption-saving pattern

In this paper, we provide evidence supporting the hypothesis that permanent shifts in the consumption-saving pattern will have permanent effects on investment, with subsequent consequences for the unemployment rate, by estimating a structural vector autoregression model for the Spanish economy. Our...

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Main Authors: Roberto Bande-Ramudo, Manuel Fernandez-Grela, Dolores Riveiro-Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-12-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2014.933676