We investigate the behavior of three versions of the translog cost function: the standard Log-quadratic version and two nonlinear versions with exponential and linear technical progress biases, respectively. Their performances are assessed according to three criteria: (i) on theoretical ground,...

Estimates of the NAIRU are usually derived either from a Phillips-curve or from a real wage curve in an incomplete competition model. This paper investigates the correspondence between the operational NAIRU-concepts and the steady state of a dynamic wage-price model. We derive the parameter...

In this paper, we address whether using a disaggregated series or combining an aggregated and disaggregated series improves the forecasting of the aggregated series compared to using the aggregated series alone. We used econometric techniques, such as the weighted lag adaptive least absolute...

Bankruptcy is a menacing situation, which the investors, businesses, and the economy are afraid of, due to its adverse effects. Prediction of bankruptcy can help the investors and businesses in formulating their strategies in order to improve their profits or at least avoid losses. Researchers...

This paper analyzes the contribution of supply and demand shocks, and labor market shocks, to the evolution of regional production and inflation of manufactured goods in Mexico within the context of the pandemic. Under the identification of a Bayesian Structural Vector Autoregressive (SBVAR)...

This paper analyzes the contribution of supply, demand, and labor market shocks, to the evolution of regional production and inflation of manufactured goods in Mexico within the context of the pandemic. Under the identification of a Bayesian Structural Vector Autoregressive (SBVAR) model with...