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Young and Out in Germany : On the Youths' Chances of Labor Market Entrance in Germany
Franz, Wolfgang; Inkmann, Joachim; Pohlmeier, Winfried; … - 2021
This paper deals with the labor market entrance of young people in the Federal Republic" of Germany. The main focus is … on failures during this stage. First, an overview of the youth" labor market in Germany is given. Then, the transition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013222219
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German and American Wage and Price Dynamics : Differences and Common Thenes
Franz, Wolfgang; Gordon, Robert J. - 2021
The evolution of unemployment in West Germany and the U. S. stands in sharp contrast, with German unemployment much … big difference berween the two countries is that there is no feedback from wages to prices in Germany, and so high … unemployment does not put downward pressure on the inflation rate. During the 19705 and 19805 in Germany there emerged a growing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013237265
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The Duration of Youth Unemployment in West Germany : Some Theoretical Considerations
Franz, Wolfgang - 2021
This paper presents a theoretical model dealing with the duration of youth unemployment in West Germany. Duration can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013249173
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The Reservation Wage of Unemployed Persons in the Federal Republic of Germany : Theory and Empirical Tests
Franz, Wolfgang - 2021
This study examines the determinants of the reservation wage of unemployed persons in the Federal Republic of Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013249255
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Is the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level Learnable?
McCallum, Bennett T. - 2010
This paper presents a prototype model for development of the fiscal theory of the price level.' In this simple setting …, the fiscal theory's distinctiveness relies upon adoption of a bubble solution, rather than the rational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136352
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The Unique Minimum State Variable Re Solution is E-Stable in All Well Formulated Linear Models
McCallum, Bennett T. - 2010
This paper explores the relationship between the closely linked concepts of E-stability and least-squares learnability, featured in recent work by Evans and Honkapohja (1999, 2001), and the minimum-state-variable (MSV) solution defined by McCallum (1983) and used by many researchers for rational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136353
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A Semi-Classical Model of Price Level Adjustment
McCallum, Bennett T. - 2011
This paper investigates the theoretical and empirical properties of a model of aggregate supply behavior that was introduced in the 1970s but has received inadequate attention. The model postulates that price changes occur so as to gradually eliminate discrepancies between actual and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125233
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Should Central Banks Raise Their Inflation Targets? Some Relevant Issues
McCallum, Bennett T. - 2011
Should central banks, because of the zero-lower-bound problem, raise their inflation-rate targets? Several arguments are relevant. (1) In the absence of the ZLB, the optimal steady-state inflation rate, according to standard New Keynesian reasoning, lies between the Friedman-rule value of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125586
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A Monetary Policy Rule for Automatic Prevention of a Liquidity Trap
McCallum, Bennett T. - 2012
In analyses of "liquidity trap" problems associated with the zero lower bound (ZLB) on nominal interest rates, it is important to emphasize the difference between policy rule changes, intended to help escape an existing ZLB situation, and maintained policy rules designed so as to avoid ZLB...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100640
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Refining Linear Rational Expectations Models and Equilibria
Cho, Seonghoon - 2012
This paper proposes forward convergence as a model refinement scheme for linear rational expectations (LRE) models and an associated no-bubble condition as a solution selection criterion. We relate these two concepts to determinacy and characterize the complete set of economically relevant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013101279