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We develop a time-varying transition probabilities Markov Switching model in which inflation is characterised by two … regimes (high and low inflation). Using Bayesian techniques, we apply the model to the euro area, Germany, the US, the UK and … Canada for data from the 1960s up to the present. Our estimates suggest that a smoothed measure of broad money growth …
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We estimate the degree of "stickiness" in aggregate consumption growth (sometimes interpreted as reflecting consumption habits) for thirteen advanced economies. We find that, after controlling for measurement error, consumption growth has a high degree of autocorrelation, with a stickiness...
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We test the hypothesis that consumption smoothing occurs after large, but not small, expected future income shocks. Even though this hypothesis has often been discussed, formal evidence in support of it is rare. We use individual level, monthly, bank account data to examine how expected income...
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, and in the Eurozone, Canada, and Australia over the post-WWII period. Overall, our evidence does not provide much support …
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Using annual data from 14 European Union countries, plus Canada, Japan and the United States, we evaluate the …
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, Spain, and Canada. With regard to the European governments, we are interested in how these premiums were affected by the …
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required, might then be harder to understand. Using variation in the drafting process at the Bank of Canada, this paper studies …
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