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Turnovsky (1995) derives in a continuous-time model of a decentralized economy that the correct specification of the firm's objective function is to maximize the initial value of its outstanding securities. The firm value is the discounted flow of real earnings. For the discrete-time version of...
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countries give rise to a "multiplier effect": when a shock in the international food market drives up (down) its price … 29 food products for the period 2008-10, finding evidence of a multiplier effect. Global restrictions in a product (i … to restrictive measures, suggesting that the multiplier effect is mostly driven by this group. Finally, we estimate that …
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effect on total GDP. In this setup the spending multiplier shows large long-run effects, considerably stronger than those …
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We study empirically how various labor market institutions - (i) union density, (ii) unemployment benefit remuneration, and (iii) employment protection - shape fiscal multipliers and output volatility. Our theoretical model highlights that more stringent labor market institutions attenuate both...
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inflation from its trend, implying that the more demand-driven a recession, the higher the multiplier. Median multipliers range …
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between multiplier size and the import share. Employing an interacted panel VAR model for EU countries, we estimate the effect …
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This paper answers fundamental questions that have preoccupied modern economic thought since the 18th century. What is the aggregate real rate of return in the economy? Is it higher than the growth rate of the economy and, if so, by how much? Is there a tendency for returns to fall in the...
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single-equation estimation, we find that using any of the considered narrative tax measures as an instrument for cyclically …
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multiplier; (ii) positive long-run output multipliers are obtained only if the generational turnover effect is dominated by the …
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In this paper we construct a stylised general equilibrium macromodel to show that demand led expansions may have unexpected effects when market imperfections lead to changes in labour productivity. We find some empirical support, from a number of European countries, for the main predictions of...
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