On the Periodic Structure of the Business Cycle
商业周期的周期性结构
This article tests whether an economic recovery is equally likely to occur in any month of the year. I test this hypothesis with a homogeneous Markov switching-regime model and use the turning-point dates for business cycles marked by the National Bureau of Economic Research and Romer. I tend to find equal probabilities to switch from recession to expansions. In particular, the spring and the month of December appear to have higher incidence of economic recovery. My results…