The evaluation of scientific research is crucial for both the academic community and society as a whole. Numerous bibliometric indices have been proposed for the ranking of research performance, mainly on an ad hoc basis. We now introduce the novel class of Scientific Research Measures (SRMs) to...

In this paper we investigate the comparative properties of empirically-estimated monetary models of the U.S. economy. We make use of a new data base of models designed for such investigations. We focus on three representative models: the Christiano, Eichenbaum, Evans (2005) model, the Smets and...

Das Produktionspotenzial zeigt an, wie schnell eine Volkswirtschaft mittelfristig wachsen kann, ohne dass es zu inflationären Spannungen kommt. Die Produktionslücke - also der Unterschied zwischen dem Produktionspotenzial und der tatsächlichen Produktion - misst den Auslastungsgrad der...