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Disentangling business cycles and macroeconomic policy in Mercosur: a VAR and unobserved components model approaches

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Monetary integration in Mercosur processed in a context of strong macroeconomic volatility. This paper analyzes the feasibility of a monetary union within this zone. Instead of taking in account all the criteria of the optimal currencies areas, this study focuses on the macroeconomic cycles in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. First, we analyse cross-correlation to identify the degree of cycle synchronization. Second, a structural VAR model is built for each country. It allows us to determine the sources of shocks which hit these countries. Third, we decompose structural innovations -especially economic policies shocks- of domestic SVAR into unobservable common and idiosyncratic components using a state-space model. We assess in what extent economic policies are coordinated between the Mercosur countries.
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halshs-00134317, version 1 (01-03-2007)

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Jean-Pierre Allegret, Alain Sand-Zantman. Disentangling business cycles and macroeconomic policy in Mercosur: a VAR and unobserved components model approaches. 2006. ⟨halshs-00134317⟩
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