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We present a new approach to the theory of imperfect competition and apply it to study price competition among differentiated products. The central result provides general conditions under which there exists a pure strategy price equilibrium for any number of firms producing any set of products....
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This study estimates a model of overlapping nominal price contracts over three distinct monetary policy regimes, testing the stability of the parameters in the model across regimes. Upon finding a model that is stable over the three subsamples, the model then holds for the most recent monetary...
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in option prices. Consumption and dividends remain smooth, and the model is consistent with salient features of …
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Supply and demand functions are typically estimated using uniform prices and quantities across products, but where … with distance between models in quality space. Using data on prices, technical attributes, and shipments of personal …
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A game theoretic approach to the theory of money and financial institution is given utilizing both the strategic and coalitional forms for describing the economy. The economy is first modeled as a strategic market game, then the strategic form is used to calculate several cooperative forms that...
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We study a model of portfolio choice, in which housing prices are predictable and adjustment costs must be paid when …; and (ii) the time-varying expected growth rate of housing prices. The agent buys (sells) his housing assets only when the … growth rate of housing prices. Finally, we use household level data from the PSID and SIPP surveys to test and support the …
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inertia to the price level. These models incorporate expectations of future prices and excess demand by imposing constraints … empirical significance of future prices in specifications like those of Taylor. I find that expectations of future prices are …
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The paper, prepared for a Roundtable on Major Economic Problems in the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., discusses some aspects of price theory ñ in particular, the theory of general equilibrium -ñ which may offer some theoretical insights about the economic problems to be encountered during the...
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restricted by federal and state laws from expanding across state lines. We examine whether bank merger prices were higher or … well as those that may provide some diversification benefits, are offered higher prices.> We find that changes in the … regulatory environment had a significant impact on bank merger activities in general, and bank merger prices in particular. For …
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across the states for more timely evidence of a change in this relationship. We find some evidence that the elasticity of …
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