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We perform a dynamic general equilibrium analysis of the observed increase in the weight of the average American adult over the 1960-2005 period. Existing evidence suggests that this fifteen pound increase in weight can be attributed to the dramatic raise in the consumption of foods prepared...
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This paper examines the associations between obesity, employment status and wages for several European countries. Our … obesity and wages. As previously reported in the literature, the association between obesity, unemployment and wages seems to …
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criticized for contributing to the obesity problem in the U.S. by making large quantities of fattening foods widely available and …
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We study the effects of unequal representation in the interest-group system on the degree of information transmission between a lobbyist and a policymaker. Employing a dynamic cheap-talk model in which the lobbyist cares instrumentally about his reputation for truthtelling, we show that the...
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. Reasonable estimates of the size of the inflationary bias in the Czech Republic suggest that conventionally reported declines in …
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The New-Keynesian Phillips curve plays a central role in modern macroeconomic theory. A vast empirical literature has estimated this structural relationship over various postwar full-samples. While it is well know that in a New-Keynesian model a weak central bank response to inflation generates...
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/or failing to assess correctly the quality of their private signal. We evaluate the impact of the considered bias on the …
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Studies suggest a bias against the publication of null (p > .05) results. Instead of significance, we advocate …
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, the root mean square error, bias and finally directional accuracy. The forecasts are even compared to naive random walk … by the naive random walk model. Tests of bias indicate that the Swedish forecasters underestimate GDP-growth and …, root mean square error, directional accuracy, bias, revisions, final respective preliminary outcomes, Theil index, naïve …
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We study the effects of unequal representation in the interest-group system on the degree of information transmission between a lobbyist and a policymaker. Employing a dynamic cheap-talk model in which the lobbyist cares instrumentally about his reputation for truthtelling, we show that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413244