By using a nonlinear VAR model, we investigate whether the response of the US stock and housing markets to uncertainty shocks depends on financial conditions. Our model allows us to change the response of the US financial markets to volatility shocks in periods of normal and financial distress....

The debate regarding rising temperatures and CO2 emissions has attracted the attention of economists employing recent econometric techniques. This paper extends that literature through using a dataset that covers 800,000 years, as well as a shorter dataset, and examines the interaction between...