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Empirical evidence on the expectations hypothesis of the term structure is in-conclusive and its validity widely debated. Using a cointegrated VAR model of US treasury yields, this paper extends a common approach to test the theory. If, as we find, spreads between two yields are non-stationary,...
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This study aims to examine the determinants of the MIR interest rate in the Euro area for the period 2003Q1-2015Q3. By employing Fixed and Random Effects as econometric methodologies, I examine whether the MIR rate is affected by the following macroeconomic factors: unemployment rate, inflation...
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The capacity of input-output tables to reflect the structural peculiarities of an economy and to forecast, on this basis, its evolution, depends essentially on the characteristics of the matrix A matrix of I-O (or technical) coefficients. However, the temporal behaviour of these coefficients is...
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Im Euroraum und vor allem in Deutschland hat sich die Konjunktur seit dem Boom der "New Economy" lange Zeit nur verhalten entwickelt. Ein wesentlicher Grund dafür war die schwache Dynamik der Binnennachfrage, insbesondere der Konsumausgaben der privaten Haushalte. Sie haben in Deutschland in...
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of the correlation matrix. However due to the finite size of both the number of variables and the number of observations …, a reliable determination of the correlation matrix may prove to be problematic. The structure of the correlation matrix …
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Häufig wird behauptet, Länder mit hohen Leistungsbilanzüberschüssen seien für Arbeitslosigkeit in anderen Ländern verantwortlich. Der Beitrag betrachtet bedingte Korrelationen zwischen den beiden Größen und findet keine Hinweise, dass die Daten eine solche Behauptung rechtfertigen...
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Conditional Correlation (DCC) representation for estimating and forecasting time-varying conditional correlations. The reasons … properties; DCC is not a special case of Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Correlation (GARCC), which has testable …
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regression, Box-Jenkins methodologies have been applied initially then GARCH-type models are used to counter the problems of auto-correlation …
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