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How effective is the monetary policy?
Shokoofeh, Fazel - In: Humanomics 22 (2006) 3, pp. 139-144
/implications – The conclusion of this paper should be incorporated in all macroeconomics textbooks. Lack of such analyses may leave a … paper is to readers of macroeconomics textbooks. This paper has an original value in that it communicates to readers that … most macroeconomic textbooks fail to provide detailed and clear explanations as to why very frequently monetary policy does …
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Assessing the macroeconomic effects of fiscal policy in Colombia
Lozano, Ignacio; Rodríguez, Karen - In: Journal of Financial Economic Policy 3 (2011) 3, pp. 206-228
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the short‐term macroeconomic effects of the fiscal policy in Colombia for the 1980‐2007 period using a structural vector autoregression (SVAR) model. Design/methodology/approach – The authors' benchmark is a five‐variable SVAR model which...
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A resource allocation model for university libraries in India
Sudarsan, P.K. - In: The Bottom Line 19 (2006) 3, pp. 103-110
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and demonstrate a performance‐based allocation model for university libraries in India. Design/methodology/approach – Using economic models with weighted values, a system of allocating funds to university library departments is illustrated....
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Unemployment Revisited
Nickell, Stephen - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) 1/2
Discusses a number of issues put forward by the other authors in this volume. In particular considers the potential role of real interest rates in unemployment models, the importance of the trade balance and related constraints in open economy models and the uniqueness and stability of...
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Monetary policy influences in Australian housing markets
Costello, Gregory; Fraser, Patricia; MacDonald, Garry - In: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 8 (2015) 2, pp. 265-286
Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the impact of common monetary policy shocks on house prices at national and capital city levels of aggregation, using Australian data and the Lastrapes (2005) two-part structural vector autoregressive (SVAR) empirical method. Design/methodology/approach –...
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Public debt and risk premium
Ferreira de Mendonça, Helder; Pereira Duarte Nunes, Marcio - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) 2, pp. 203-217
Purpose – This analysis seeks to deal with the emerging economies and to reveal that, if the fiscal authority is accountable with a policy that stabilizes the public debt/GDP ratio, the consequence is a low Treasury bond risk premium. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the purpose of...
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Economic transparency and effectiveness of monetary policy
Ferreira de Mendonça, Helder; Simão Filho, José - In: Journal of Economic Studies 34 (2007) 6, pp. 497-514
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study if the central bank (BC) communications affect the effectiveness of the monetary policy. Design/methodology/approach – For this analysis, a new Keynesian theoretical model and the ordinary least squared methodology were used. The objective to...
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Gradualism in monetary policy and fiscal equilibrium
Ferreira de Mendonça, Helder; Carlos de Castro Pires, … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 37 (2010) 3, pp. 327-342
Purpose – This paper aims to study a monetary policy problem, where concerns with price stability and with the impact of interest rates on public debt are simultaneously addressed. Design/methodology/approach – The problem is analytically approached under a new Keynesian monetary policy...
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Monetary policy inertia: case of Jordan
Sweidan, Osama D. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) 2, pp. 144-155
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the inertia of monetary policy in the Jordanian economy, in which the monetary policy is neutral owing to the adoption of a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. The question of the current paper is: Does monetary policy inertia exist in such...
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Financial market reactions to announcements of monetary policy decisions
Ferreira de Mendonça, Helder; Faria, Ivando - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 1, pp. 54-70
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to make an analysis of the Brazilian experience after the adoption of inflation targeting concerning the effects caused by the new practices of transparency and communication in the monetary policy. Design/methodology/approach – Changes in the financial...
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