Maximum-likelihood estimates of the parameters of stochastic differential equations are consistent and asymptotically efficient, but unfortunately difficult to obtain if a closed-form expression for the transitional probability density function of the process is not available. As a result, a...

Consumption theory and analysis of consumption function are the keys in macroeconomics. It is important for the analysis of the function of savings and hence for the investment resources, long-term economic equilibrium and short-term economic fluctuations, for the analysis of conditions and...

The paper reconsiders the role of money and banking in monetary policy analysis by including a banking sector and money in an optimizing model otherwise of a standard type. The model is implemented quantitatively, with a calibration based on US data. It is reasonably successful in providing an...

Incluye bibliografía ; ¿Puede la desatención de los hogares a la bolsa de valores explicar cuantitativamente la inercia en el rebalanceo de las carteras? Para abordar esta pregunta, este documento introduce un coste de observación en una economía de producción con agentes heterogéneos. En...