This paper deals with the design of Monte Carlo experiments in the context of cointegrated VAR models.

This paper formulates a conformity test for cointegration for a multivariate I(1) process obeying a VAR specification. The test statistic is a function of the characteristic roots of the sample covariance matrix of the cointegral vector; the latter is obtained from the unrestricted estimation of...

In this paper we employ the Kullback Information apparatus in (a) obtaining the strong consistency of the maximum likelihood (ML) estimator in the standard version of the general linear structural econometric model (GLSEM); (b) deriving very succintly the necessary and sufficient (nas)...

Edlund and Korn [2002] (EK) proposed that prostitutes are well paid and that the wage premium reflects foregone marriage market opportunities. However, studies of street prostitution in the U.S. have revealed only modest wages and considerable risks of disease and violence, casting doubt on...

Dani Rodrik (2008) offers a provocative argument for policies that seek to maintain an "undervalued" exchange rate in order to promote economic growth. The key to his argument is the empirical evidence that he presents, indicating correlation of his measure of undervaluation with economic growth...

I present a generalization of the standard (full-information) model of state- dependent pricing in which decisions about when to review a firm's existing price must be made on the basis of imprecise awareness of current market con- ditions. The imperfect information is endogenized using a...