The cointegration revolution has had a substantial impact on applied analysis. The methods for conducting this analysis are sketched out, reminding the reader of the ideas underlying them and giving sufficient background for empirical work. The treatment can be used as a textbook for courses on...

Structural vector autoregressive (VAR) models are important tools for empirical work in macroeconomics, finance, and related fields. This book not only reviews the many alternative structural VAR approaches discussed in the literature, but also highlights their pros and cons in practice. It...