N. Servetnyk, PhD student Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv STUDYING BUSINESS CYCLES SYNCHRONIZATION

The paper researches business cycles synchronization. The fluctuations in post-Soviet countries are considered. The study examines different measures of synchronization in groups of countries according to some criteria.

Keywords: business cycle; synchronization; measures of synchronization; credit rating.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/1728-2667.2014/159-6/9

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