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In this paper we embed the Taylor interest rate rule in a simple macroeconomic model with Calvo contracts. We contrast this with the case in which the interest rate is determined by the conventional LM curve along with a fixed value for the monetary aggregate. We derive conditions under which...
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The paper offers a new theoretical framework for linking inflation and accumulation, with the Israeli experience as a case study. The focal point is the process of differential accumulation by the largest core firms. The theory of differential accumulation suggests that the relative power of...
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We empirically investigate the proposition that firms charge premia on cash prices in transactions involving trade … credit. Using a comprehensive Swedish panel dataset on product-level transaction prices and firm-characteristics, we relate … trade credit issuance to price setting. In a recession characterized by tightened credit conditions, we find that prices …
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Recent increases in commodity prices have led to calls for the regulation of speculators. These calls have come from …
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between wages and prices. A consideration that could loom large is the shortfall in wage gains relative to their pre …
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Poverty is currently wide spread in Georgia. This paper is dedicated to an analysis of the causes, the extent and the intensity of poverty in Georgia. With a strong focus on the period after Shevardnadze’s presidency, the paper shows how poverty has grown in the past 15 years. In spite of a...
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.The paper shows that declining nominal prices were a rather common phenomenon during this period of low or no inflation ….The declining prices cannot, however, be explained by lack of demand or any generalized deflationary tendencies.Hence, the downward … rigidity of nominal prices has not prevented relative price adjustments under price stability.The paper develops a new method …
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