00574nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100002200019245009100041260003000132300001000162520027400172583001800446  a03.02.04 S7153  aSosa, Sebastián  aMacroeconomic fluctuations in the Caribbean : the role of climatic and external shocks  bIMFa[Washington]USc2009  a27 p.  aDevelops country-specific VAR models with block exogeneity restrictions to analyze how exogenous factors affect business cycles in the Eastern Caribbean.  Finds that external shocks play a key role, explaining more than half of macroeconomic fluctuations in the region.  c8/17/09kJOYD