2015-01-01
Investment-Specific News Shocks and U.S. Business Cycles
Publication
Publication
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking
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Volume 47
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Issue 7
p. 1443-
1464
We provide robust evidence that news shocks about future investment-specific technology (IST) constitute a significant force behind U.S. business cycles. Positive IST news shocks induce comovement, that is, raise output, consumption, investment, and hours. These shocks account for 70% of the business cycle variation in output, hours, and consumption, and 60% of the variation in investment, and have played an important role in 9 of the last 10 U.S. recessions. Our findings provide strong support for shifting focus to IST news shocks when investigating the role of news in driving U.S. business cycles.
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| Keywords | Business cycles, Investment-specific technology, News shocks |
| Persistent URL | dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmcb.12250 |
| Journal | Journal of Money, Credit and Banking |
| Citation |
Ben Zeev, N. (Nadav), & Khan, H.U. (2015). Investment-Specific News Shocks and U.S. Business Cycles. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 47(7), 1443–1464. doi:10.1111/jmcb.12250
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