Leverage and Deepening Business Cycle Skewness

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Leverage and Deepening Business Cycle Skewness. / Jensen, Henrik; Petrella, Ivan; Ravn, Søren Hove; Santoro, Emiliano.

I: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, Bind 12, Nr. 1, 2020, s. 245-281.

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Jensen, H, Petrella, I, Ravn, SH & Santoro, E 2020, 'Leverage and Deepening Business Cycle Skewness', American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, bind 12, nr. 1, s. 245-281. https://doi.org/10.1257/mac.20170319

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Jensen, H., Petrella, I., Ravn, S. H., & Santoro, E. (2020). Leverage and Deepening Business Cycle Skewness. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 12(1), 245-281. https://doi.org/10.1257/mac.20170319

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Jensen H, Petrella I, Ravn SH, Santoro E. Leverage and Deepening Business Cycle Skewness. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics. 2020;12(1):245-281. https://doi.org/10.1257/mac.20170319

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Jensen, Henrik ; Petrella, Ivan ; Ravn, Søren Hove ; Santoro, Emiliano. / Leverage and Deepening Business Cycle Skewness. I: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics. 2020 ; Bind 12, Nr. 1. s. 245-281.

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