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Price variability and price dispersion in a stable monetary environment : evidence from German retail markets

Fengler, Matthias R.; Winter, Joachim - 2000

We investigate the relationship between inflation and price variation using highly disaggregated, weekly price data for … rates of price change and price dispersion, both at the level of individual products and product groups. However, we find no … correlation between the rates of price change and price variability. Together with results from similar studies, Tommasi (1993 …

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A psychological approach to individual differences in intertemporal consumption patterns

Brandstätter, Hermann; Güth, Werner - 1998

When people decide about saving and consumption across the various periods of their life time they take into account their life expectancy when comparing present and future needs and resources for satisfying them. The experimental design, applied at two sites (Humboldt-University at Berlin and...

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Forecasting performance of market share attraction models : a comparison of different models assuming that competitors’ actions are forecasts

Klapper, Daniel; Herwartz, Helmut - 1998

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Testing for short and long-run causality : the case of the yield spread and economic growth

Breitung, Jörg; Candelon, Bertrand - 2001

To assess the predictive content of the interest rate term spread for future economic growth, we distinguish short-run from long-run predictability by using two different approaches. First, following Dufour and Renault (1998) a test procedure is proposed to test for causality at different...

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Money and banks : some theory and empirical evidence for Germany

Holtemöller, Oliver - 2002

. -- monetary policy ; Endogenous money ; industrial organization approach to banking theory ; money multiplier ; vector error …

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Structural vector autoregressive models and monetary policy analysis

Holtemöller, Oliver - 2002

possibility is to adopt restrictions from economic theory. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implications of the …

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Intuitive optimizing for time allocation decisions in newly formed ventures

Lévesque, Moren; Schade, Christian D. - 2002

This article investigates whether decision makers intuitively optimize close to the normative prediction in entrepreneurial decision situations where their time must be allocated between a wage job and a newly formed venture. We offer an analytical model based on maximizing expected utility, and...

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Low-probability insurance decisions : the role of concern

Schade, Christian D.; Kunreuther, Howard; Kaas, Klaus Peter - 2002

On the basis of a real high stakes insurance experiment with small probabilities of losses, we demonstrate that concern is a more important driver of WTP for insurance than subjective probability estimates when there is ambiguity surrounding the estimate. Concern is still important when...

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Real estate valuation according to standardized methods : an empirical analysis

Schulz, Rainer - 2002

Appraisals are needed for decision-making and for performance evaluation. Knowledge on the accuracy of valuation methods is of general interest for banks and investors. We assess the accuracy of the German Regulation on Valuation with monthly data on appraisals and prices for commercial...

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E-privacy : evaluating a new search cost in online environments

Annacker, Dirk; Spiekermann, Sarah; Strobel, Martin - 2001

Electronic Commerce environments increasingly witness a conflict on the subject of e-privacy: While marketers want to maximize their customer knowledge and grasp the identity of their online users, consumers often want to stay anonymous and not reveal private information. The conflict suggests...

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