This paper contains a theoretical and empirical study of sacrifice ratios with long-lived effects including possible strong persistence effects or even hysteresis effects The empirical analysis is based on G-7 quarterly output data as well as unemployment data from 1960 to 1999 In this paper I...

This article analyzes the causal relationships of copper futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, the London Metal Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Multi Commodity Exchange of India. The structural vector autoregression model is used to reflect on both short-run and long-run...

This paper contains a theoretical and empirical study of sacrifice ratios with long-lived effects including possible strong persistence effects or even hysteresis effects The empirical analysis is based on G-7 quarterly output data as well as unemployment data from 1960 to 1999 In this paper I...

This paper is a theoretical and empirical study of sacrifice ratios-that is, the cost of reducing inflation during periods when disinflation produces long-lived effects on output or unemployment. New methods are developed for measuring sacrifice ratios. Sacrifice ratios that take into account...