Sources of growth and output gaps in New Zealand: New methods and evidence

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• The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Michael Oliver of Statistics New Zealand for his advice concerning the data, the hospitality of the New Zealand Treasury, and the constructive comments of two referees. Author Information: Kevin J. Fox School of Economics University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 Australia Ulrich Kohli Swiss National Bank Boersenstrasse 15 CH‐8022 Zurich Switzerland Ronald S. Warren, Jr. Department of Economics Terry College of Business University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602–6254 USA E‐mail: [email protected] Tel: +61–2‐9385–3320 Fax: +61–2‐9313–6337
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