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title: Reassessing Unit Roots in Macro Variables: Evidence from Over 200 Years of Data across G7 Countries
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5238504/
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updated: 2026-09-26
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identifier: SSRN 5238504
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5238504
featured: 2025-05-07
citations: 0
topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
---


# Reassessing Unit Roots in Macro Variables: Evidence from Over 200 Years of Data across G7 Countries

A 200-year study of 40 macroeconomic variables across G7 economies shows mean reversion in the U.S. and significant differences between countries.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5238504
- Identifier: SSRN 5238504
- Released: 2025-05-01
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 96 (2025-05-07): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2025-05-07/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): 0
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Macro-Finance & Rates

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