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The emergence of a European region: Business cycles in South-East Europe from political independence to World War II. / Morys, Matthias; Ivanov, Martin.
In: European Review of Economic History, Vol. 19, No. 4, 15.11.2015, p. 382-411.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The emergence of a European region:
T2 - Business cycles in South-East Europe from political independence to World War II
AU - Morys, Matthias
AU - Ivanov, Martin
PY - 2015/11/15
Y1 - 2015/11/15
N2 - Relying on dynamic factor business cycle indices for five South-East European countries (Austria(-Hungary), Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia/Yugoslavia), we document steadily increasing synchronisation as part of a pan-European business cycle before 1913 and the emergence of a regional business cycle (including and radiating from Germany) in the interwar period. These dynamics were largely driven by trade, involving initially England, France and Germany but increasingly centred on Germany. Our results also show that the Balkan countries travelled a long way from an economic backwater of Europe in the 1870s to a much more integrated part of the European economy six decades later.
AB - Relying on dynamic factor business cycle indices for five South-East European countries (Austria(-Hungary), Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia/Yugoslavia), we document steadily increasing synchronisation as part of a pan-European business cycle before 1913 and the emergence of a regional business cycle (including and radiating from Germany) in the interwar period. These dynamics were largely driven by trade, involving initially England, France and Germany but increasingly centred on Germany. Our results also show that the Balkan countries travelled a long way from an economic backwater of Europe in the 1870s to a much more integrated part of the European economy six decades later.
KW - South-East European business cycle, national historical accounts, common dynamic factor analysis
U2 - 10.1093/ereh/hev011
DO - 10.1093/ereh/hev011
M3 - Article
VL - 19
SP - 382
EP - 411
JO - European Review of Economic History
JF - European Review of Economic History
SN - 1361-4916
IS - 4
ER -