Statistical evidence is reported that even outside disaster periods, agents face negative consumption skewness, as well as positive inflation skewness. Quantitative implications of skewness risk for nominal loan contracts in a pure exchange economy are derived. Key modeling assumptions are...

This paper studies the application of the simulated method of moments (SMM) for the estimation of nonlinear dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models. Monte Carlo analysis is employed to examine the small-sample properties of SMM in specifications with different curvature. Results...

We study the workings of the factor analysis of high-dimensional data using artificial series generated from a large, multi-sector dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model. The objective is to use the DSGE model as a laboratory that allows us to shed some light on the practical...

Un Test de la Stabilite Structurelle des Parametres Estimee Par la Methode des Moments Generalisee (Mmg) Est Presente. le Test Est Predictif, Base Sur L'examen de Previsions Sur un Sous-Echantillon le Test S'applique Sur une Grande Variete de Modeles D'inference Dynamiques, Modeles D'equations...

For Many Years, Economists and Actuaries Have Studied Multiperiod Insurance Contracts Independently and Differently. This Paper Presents a First Empirical Economic Study on Moral Hazard and Experience Rating While Making Reference to Previous Empirical Actuarial Studies. the First Objective Is...

Consistency of a binary relation requires any preference cycle to involve indifference only. As shown by Suzumura (1976b), consistency is necessary and sufficient for the existence of an ordering extension of a relation. Because of this important role of consistency, it is of interest to examine...