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% of households, with higher income or liquid wealth. The estimated heterogeneity implies that the tax rebates added a 3 …
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propensity held high mortgage debt. The heterogeneity is concentrated in a few non-durable categories and a handful of `new …
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This paper studies stylized empirical facts regarding the effects of unexpected changes in aggregate macroeconomic fiscal policies on consumers that are allowed to differ depending on their individual characteristics. We use data from the Consumption Expenditure Survey (CEX) to estimate...
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In this paper we estimate a New-Keynesian DSGE model with heterogeneity in price and wage setting behavior. In a recent …) framework by incorporating heterogeneity in nominal wage setting behavior among households. We solve this DSGE model and … heterogeneity in wage rigidity, such as the persistence in price and the wage inflation, which a standard New Keynesian model with …
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strategy. Hence, pricing to market is both endogenous and heterogenous. This heterogeneity has important consequences for the …
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The crisis on international financial markets that started in 2007 has shown the potential links between the financial sector and the real economy. Exports and foreign direct investment (FDI) have declined, presumably not only because of a lack of demand, but also because of restricted access of...
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Recent literature on multinational firms has stressed the importance of low productivity as a barrier to the cross-border expansion of firms. But firms may also need external finance to shoulder the costs of entering foreign markets. We develop a model of multinational firms facing real and...
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be significant and positive for different measures of both trader heterogeneity and market volatility. …
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This paper develops a framework to analyze the relationship between the diffusion of new technologies and the decentralization decisions of firms. Centralized control relies on the information of the principal, which we equate with publicly available information. Decentralized control, on the...
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persistent. The link between the real exchange rage and consumption (heterogeneity) remains a puzzle. …
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