What accounts for asymmetric (negatively skewed) business cycles in emerging economies? We show the asymmetry is tied to default risk and that a sovereign default model delivers negative skew. Click to show full abstract
What accounts for asymmetric (negatively skewed) business cycles in emerging economies? We show the asymmetry is tied to default risk and that a sovereign default model delivers negative skew.
               
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