The goal of this paper is to show how adding behavioral components to micro-foundated models of macroeconomics may contribute to a better understanding of real world phenomena. The authors introduce the reader to variations of the Keynesian Beauty Contest (Keynes, The General Theory of...

This study tries to ascertain the behaviour of some major macroeconomic factors that would drive Ghana’s economic growth using Johansen approach to cointegration. The study uses quarterly data from 1980:Q1 to 2013:Q4. The data were first analyzed using the Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF and...

The number of diesel cars in Europe has grown significantly over the last three decades, a process usually known as dieselization, and they now account for nearly 40% of the cars on the road. We build on a dynamic general equilibrium model that makes a distinction between diesel motor and...

Eine universelle Übereinkunft darüber, was Geld eigentlich ist, gibt es nicht. Geld wird in einem Prozess geschöpft, an dem die Zentralbank, Geschäftsbanken und Haushalte, der Staat und Unternehmen beteiligt sind. Deren Rolle wurde im Monatsbericht der Deutschen Bundesbank vom April 2017...

In the early 1970s, hours worked per working-age person in Spain were higher than in the United States. Starting in 1975, however, hours worked in Spain fell by 40%. We find that 80% of the decline in hours worked can be accounted for by the evolution of taxes in an otherwise standard...

A problem that faces many countries including the United States is how to finance retirement consumption as the population ages. Proposals for switching to a saving-for-retirement system that does not rely on high payroll taxes have been challenged on the grounds that welfare would fall for some...

In der Septemberausgabe 2017 veröffentlichte der Wirtschaftsdienst einen Aufsatz von Georg Quaas zur aktuellen Kritik an der makroökonomischen Geldtheorie. Dirk Ehnts setzt sich mit diesem Aufsatz kritisch auseinander und vertritt die Auffassung, dass auch heute noch in weiten Teilen der Lehre...

The main divisions of the theoretical economic growth literature that we study today include exogenous and endogenous growth models that have transitioned through a number of notions and criticisms. Proponents of exogenous growth models argue that technological progress is the key determinant of...