This contribution studies the application of heteroskedasticity robust estimation of Vector-Autoregressive (VAR) models. VAR models have become one of the most applied models for the analysis of multivariate time series. Econometric standard software usually provides parameter estimators that...

I/O models have been widely used to assess the impacts of many changes in an economy. An I/O model is also an important tool to make forecasts and the results from an I/O model are very helpful in many policy-making processes. Many scientific findings in economics have to give credit to the I/O...

Nachdem die Fahrleistungen von in Deutschland zugelassenen Kraftfahrzeugen nach der Jahrtausendwende zunächst kaum noch zunahmen, stiegen sie im Zuge der wirtschaftlichen Belebung nach 2009 sowohl bei Nutzfahrzeugen als auch bei Personenkraftwagen deutlich. Insgesamt lagen die Fahrleistungen...

Die Europäische Kommission hat in ihrem Grünbuch "Ein Rahmen für die Klima- und Energiepolitik bis 2030" dazu aufgefordert, Einschätzungen für umwelt- und energiepolitische Entwicklungen jenseits des Jahres 2020 zu entwickeln. Allerdings beruht das Grünbuch ebenso wie die "Energy Roadmap...

Die Umsetzung der Energiewende erfordert einen weiteren Ausbau von Windkraft und Photovoltaik in Deutschland. Die Stromerzeugungsmöglichkeiten beider Technologien schwanken stark je nach Wetterlage, Tages- und Jahreszeit. So kann es dazu kommen, dass temporär mehr Strom produziert wird, als zu...

This paper reviews endogenous growth theories in the light of the modern reality. It seems that economies which are similar in technologies and preferences are expected to converge to the same level of per capita income. The question "How are repetitions of financial crisis best predicted?" is...

In this study, a vector autoregression (VAR) model with time-varying parameters (TVP) to predict the daily Indian rupee (INR)/US dollar (USD) exchange rates for the Indian economy is developed. The method is based on characterization of the TVP as an optimal control problem. The methodology is a...

This paper examines both the linear and nonlinear causal relationships between crude oil price changes and stock market returns for the United States. In particular, the study applied a battery of unit root tests to ascertain the time series properties of crude oil price changes and stock market...

Contemporary research documents various psychological aspects of economic thought and decision-making. The main goal of our study is to analyze the role of the hindsight bias (Fischhoff [20]) and the anchoring bias (Tversky and Kahneman [53]) in perceiving economic and financial information,...

This paper discusses the role that financial innovations play in the modern financial system, aiming at identifying and systematizing the core problems and definitions related to this issue. The paper first describes the importance of the financial system and financial markets in the economy,...