erzielen eine nachhaltige Reduktion der Inflation. Die hier präsentierten Modelle zeigen, daß die mangelnde Glaubwürdigkeit der … (ERBS), which use the nominal exchange rate as the main policy target for stabilizing inflation. This dissertation documents … the effects of ERBS in high inflation economies and develops models to explain these stylized facts. The first chapter …

influences of economic and financial factors represented by certain indicators (inflation, unemployment, exports as percentage of …

We analyze time-varying volatility in crude oil, heating oil, and natural gas futuresmarkets by incorporating changes … impactthan upward changes do. Finally, volatility spillover from heating oil to natural gasfutures markets is found. …. Further, volatility in these markets is found to change in response to several major events such as the Asian financial crisis …