02140cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009318 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451866933 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Nadal De Simone, Francisco. France in the Global Economy : A Structural Approximate Dynamic Factor Model Analysis / Francisco Nadal De Simone, Alain Kabundi. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (45 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This study identifies the main shocks that cause fluctuations in French output and their channels of transmission. It uses a large-dimensional structural approximate dynamic factor model. There are three main findings. First, common shocks, especially demand shocks, which seem to originate from the U.S., play an important role in explaining French economic activity. While international trade, relative prices, and FDI flows are the main channels of transmission, the stock market, consumer confidence, and interest rates also matter. Second, France's integration with the rest of the world has increased over time. Third, there is some tentative evidence of regional components in explaining French output fluctuations; countryspecific components also contribute. The predominance of exogenous factors affecting French output, the asymmetry in the transmission of shocks, and France's participation in a currency area, argue for making French goods, services, and labor markets as flexible as possible. Mode of access: Internet Kabundi, Alain. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/129 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2007/129/001.2007.issue-129-en.xml IMF e-Library