distribution into three main components: efficiency, amenities, and frictions. Higher efficiency and better amenities lead to … MSAs in the United States, we parametrize the model and empirically estimate efficiency, amenities and frictions …

an attempt to manipulate security prices to their benefit. This leads to incomplete risk-sharing, despite the existence … of complete markets and the absence of aggregate risk. When a fiscal union centralizes fiscal policy, security prices can …

micro-based banking production, enables a contrasting characterization of the two great volatility cycles over the … historical period of 1919-2004, and enables this puzzle to be addressed more easily. The volatility divergence is explained by … the upswing in the credit volatility that kept money supply variability from translating into inflation and GDP volatility. …

velocity volatility at both business cycle and long run frequencies. With filtered velocity turning negative, starting during …