Structural vector autoregressive (VAR) models are important tools for empirical work in macroeconomics, finance, and related fields. This book not only reviews the many alternative structural VAR approaches discussed in the literature, but also highlights their pros and cons in practice. It...

The Contributions to Economic Analysis series consists of a number of previously unpublished studies. The term economic analysis is used because it covers the activities of the theoretical economist and the research worker

Abstract: Anlass dieser Festschrift ist der 65. Geburtstag Professor Dr. Udo Ludwigs, Leiter der makroökonomischen Abteilung am Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle. Professor Ludwigs Arbeit konzentrierte sich in dieser Zeit auf zwei Themenschwerpunkte: Auf den Prozess der Transformation...