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Systems Theory of Macroeconomics, Introduction to
Perison, A.G. - EconWPA - 2001
inflation, has remained unexplained in terms of its mathematical origins. Keynes had attempted to relate inflation to a … mechanism of "sticky wages and prices". Hitherto, such theories of inflation have remained unproven and disputable. Recently …, during the so-called "New Economy" era, characterized by a spread of electronic transactions and Internet commerce, inflation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412616
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Effects of the supply-side channel on stabilisation properties of policy rules
Railavo, Jukka - EconWPA - 2004
results in more persistent inflation as well as output responses to shocks, than without the supply-side channel. We also … discuss the different monetary and fiscal policy regimes and their implication on the stability of inflation and output. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412694
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International Financial Adjustment
Gourinchas, Pierre-Olivier; Rey, Hélène - EconWPA - 2005
The paper proposes a unified framework to study the dynamics of net foreign assets and exchange rate movements. We show that deteriorations in a country's net exports or net foreign asset position have to be matched either by future net export growth (trade adjustment channel) or by future...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408183
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EMU enlargement and convergence of price levels: Lessons from the German reunification
Maier, Philipp; Cavelaars, Paul - EconWPA - 2003
We analyse the possible impact of EMU enlargement on inflation rates in the accession countries. Using a simple … applied to the enlargement EMU: our findings indicate that (trend) inflation rates in the EMU candidate countries are likely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412769
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Do Flexible Durable Goods Prices Undermine Sticky Price Models?
Barsky, Robert; House, Christopher; Kimball, Miles - EconWPA - 2003
The “neoclassical synthesis” sticky price model exhibits strange behavior when augmented with markets for durable goods with flexible prices. While in the data the output of durable goods responds strongly and positively to a loosening of monetary policy, in dynamic general equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076698
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CIRCULAR VARIABLE WORK IN PROCESS
Vildosola, Luis - EconWPA - 2002
This work is focused on identifying a circular pull production control system (PPCS) and make emphasis on the presence of a stability attribute. It is an introductory paper to an extended study of macroeconomic financial stability in a physically open but systemic closed system. Previous work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126234
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Uncertainty, Indeterminacy and Shannon's Derivation of Entropy: Implications for Policy Administration - A Systems Theoretical Approach
Author: A.G. Perison - EconWPA - 2001
order generator mechanism for cost pressure and inflation. In this working paper the basis and fundamentals of Shannon …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561278
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Bad for Euroland, Worse for Germany-The ECB's Record
Bibow, Jorg - EconWPA - 2005
This paper assesses the contribution of the European Central Bank (ECB) to Germany’s ongoing economic crisis, a vicious circle of decline in which the country has become stuck since the early 1990s. It is argued that the ECB continues the Bundesbank tradition of asymmetric policymaking: the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412611
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The Travails of Current Macroeconomic and Exchange Rate Management in China: The Complications of Switching to a New Growth Engine
Woo, Wing Thye - EconWPA - 2003
Just when China’s leaders receive conflicting signals of “overheating” and “below-potential growth”, they encounter tremendous external pressure to revalue the Renminbi (RMB) substantially. Our conclusion is that the major macroeconomic challenges have their roots in China’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062405
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Is corporatism feasible?
Acocella, Nicola; Bartolomeo, Giovanni Di - EconWPA - 2003
In this paper we consider a standard policy game between the Government and a union. In such a framework, we first investigate the effects of corporatism on macroeconomic performance vis-à-vis different kinds of non-co-operative equilibria. Afterwards, we introduce in the literature the issue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076716