What Happens during Recessions, Crunches and Busts?

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Stijn Claessens

Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

M. Ayhan Kose

World Bank; Brookings Institution; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Australian National University (ANU)

Marco E. Terrones

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Date Written: December 2008

Abstract

We provide a comprehensive empirical characterization of the linkages between key macroeconomic and financial variables around business and financial cycles for 21 OECD countries over the period 1960-2007. In particular, we analyze the implications of 122 recessions, 112 (28) credit contraction (crunch) episodes, 114 (28) episodes of house price declines (busts), 234 (58) episodes of equity price declines (busts) and their various overlaps in these countries over the sample period. Our results indicate that interactions between macroeconomic and financial variables can play major roles in determining the severity and duration of recessions. Specifically, we find evidence that recessions associated with credit crunches and house price busts tend to be deeper and longer than other recessions.

Keywords: business cycles, busts, credit crunches, equity prices, house prices, recessions

JEL Classification: E32, E44, E51, F42

Suggested Citation

Claessens, Stijn and Kose, M. Ayhan and Terrones, Marco E., What Happens during Recessions, Crunches and Busts? (December 2008). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7085, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1344664

Stijn Claessens (Contact Author)

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