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7.89 Topics in Computational and Systems Biology, Fall 2007
Burge, Christopher - 2007
This is a seminar based on research literature. Papers covered are selected to illustrate important problems and approaches in the field of computational and systems biology, and provide students a framework from which to evaluate new developments. The MIT Initiative in Computational and Systems...
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How Different is the Cyclical Behavior of Home Production Across Countries?
Kose, M. Ayhan; Blankenau, William - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper studies stylized business cycle properties of household production in four industrialized countries (Canada … household production sector. We use the model to generate data on home output, hours worked in the home sector, and hours spent … variables are generally less persistent than market variables, and cross-country correlations related to home production tend to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825641
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Convergence of Per Capita Output Levels Across Regions of Bangladesh, 1982-97
Hossain, Md. Akhtar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper has examined the phenomenon of convergence of per capita output levels across regions of Bangladesh during 1982–97. The main finding is that most of the regions of Bangladesh experienced strong convergence of per capita output levels during 1982–91. There are two other findings...
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Measuring a Roller Coaster; Evidenceon the Finnish Output Gap
Billmeier, Andreas - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
The output gap-which measures the deviation of actual output from its potential-is frequently used as an indicator of slack in an economy. This paper estimates the Finnish output gap using various empirical methods. It evaluates these methods against economic history and each other by a...
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Ghostbusting; Which Output Gap Measure Really Matters?
Billmeier, Andreas - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper investigates various output gap measures in a simple inflation forecasting framework. Reflecting the cyclical position of an economy, an (unobservable) output gap has important implications for economic analysis. I construct and compare common output gap measures for five European...
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Gregory, Arofan; Heus, Pascal; Ryssevik, Jostein - Rat für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (RatSWD), … - 2009
Standard (SDMX) - seen as central to a global metadata management framework for social data and official statistics. It also … production to secondary analysis by researchers or use by policy makers and other key stakeholders. The paper provides an …
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CHINA'S FOOD AND AGRICULTURE: ISSUES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2002
geographic variations of consumption, production, trade, and policy is critical to understanding the vast China market …
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Vietnam; Bayesian Estimation of Output Gap
Maliszewski, Wojciech - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
The paper constructs a new output gap measure for Vietnam by applying Bayesian methods to a two-equation AS-AD model, while treating the output gap as an unobservable series to be estimated together with other parameters. Model coefficients are easily interpretable, and the output gap series is...
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A Multi-Industry Model of Growth with Financing Constraints
Ilyina, Anna; Samaniego, Roberto M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper develops a multi-industry growth model in which firms require external funds to conduct productivity-enhancing R&D. The cost of research is industry-specific. The tightness of financing constraints depends on the level of financial development and on industry characteristics. Over...
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How Does Globalization Affect the Synchronization of Business Cycles?
Kose, M. Ayhan; Prasad, Eswar; Terrones, Marco - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper examines the impact of rising trade and financial integration on international business cycle comovement among a large group of industrial and developing countries. The results provide at best limited support for the conventional wisdom that globalization has increased the degree of...
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