Declining consumer confidence is cited as a cause of declining consumer demand. If so, it may also affect business spending on investment goods, as businesses adjust production in response to changes in consumer confidence that will affect demand. This paper examines effects on consumption and...

In this work we determine the seasonal integration order of four macroeconomic variables in Mexico, with and without endogenously determined structural change. The models suggested by Hylleberg, Engle, Granger & Yoo (1990) and Franses & Vogelsang (1998) are applied. Following those models,...

The analysis of the exchange rate in Latvia presented in this publication covers the period from 1994 until 2001. The analysis has been based on two commonly used methods: the single equation approach and macroeconomic balance approach. The existing fundamental variables in the economy warrant...

Separate macroeconomic consumption demand functions are developed and tested for (1) durable goods, (2) nondurable goods and (3) services. These are compared for consistency with econometric studies of total consumer demand. Key factors determining demand for these goods are tested using U.S....

The labor-supply elasticity is a central element in many macroeconomic models. We argue that assumptions underlying previous econometric estimates of the intertemporal labor supply elasticity are inconsistent with incomplete markets economies. In particular, if the econometrician ignores...

Based on a panel data set of the Japanese corporations, we investigate into the collateral role of the land assets. We estimate the Euler equation of investment decision rule by the GMM when the corporations face borrowing constraints.

Based on a panel data set of the Japanese corporations, we investigate into the collateral role of the land assets. We estimate the Euler equation of investment decision rule by the GMM when the corporations face borrowing constraints.

This paper is a revision of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Working Papers in Economics Series, No. 803, entitled “How Falling Exchange Rates 2000 – 2007 Have Affected the U.S. Economy and Trade Deficit (Evaluated Using the Federal Reserve’s Real Broad Exchange Rate)”. It expands...

Declining consumer confidence is cited as a cause of declining consumer demand, independent of changes income, wealth, etc. If so, it may also affect demand for investment goods, as businesses adjust production to reflect changes in consumer confidence and its anticipated effect on demand. This...