We analyze real interest rate convergence among six industrialized countries in between 1975M1-2011M3 within a multi-country framework by means of a dynamic latent factor model. The real interest rates are decomposed into permanent and transitory factors, and country-specific components....

The topic of volatility measurement and estimation is central to financial and more generally time series econometrics. In this paper, we begin by surveying models of volatility, both discrete and continuous, and then we summarize some selected empirical findings from the literature. In...

Sowohl in Expertenkreisen als auch in der Öffentlichkeit wird schon länger kontrovers über die anhaltenden Niedrigzinsen diskutiert. Liegt die Ursache dieser Niedrigzinsphase an der ultralockeren Geldpolitik der Zentralbanken oder sind die Zentralbanken selbst Getriebene einer bereits länger...