How well do Markov switching models desc
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Penelope A. Smith; Peter M. Summers
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of using a Markov switching model to measure the synchronization of business cycles. We use a Bayesian, Gibbs sampling approach to estimate a multivariate Markov switching model of GDP growth for several countries. We look for