This paper responds to the development policy debate involving the World Bank and the IMF on the use of fiscal policy not only for economic stabilization but also to promote economic growth and increase per capita income. A key issue in this debate relates to the effect of the composition of...

Asset Prices, Booms and Recessions"" is a book on Financial Economics from a dynamic perspective. It focuses on the dynamic interaction of financial markets and economic activity. The financial markets to be studied here encompasses the money and bond market, credit market, stock market and...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Symbols -- Part 1 . On Theories of Competition and Their Empirical Predictions -- Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 2. On Theories of Competition -- Part 2. Empirical Evidence on Industrial and Corporate Pricing and...