This paper analyzes the consequences of pursuing a less activist Government <p> employment stabilization policy strategy in Egypt. On the basis of a fairly stylized model we <p> find that a reduction of the Government’s involvement in the economy along with an <p> introduction of mild but binding...</p></p></p>

Abstract: This paper contributes to the growing literature on mean reversion in stock markets by examining a newly constructed Danish data set for the period 1922-95. Variance ratio tests clearly reject the random walk hypothesis at the 2-year horizon, that is, the riskiness of a 2- year...

This short paper studies the empirical relationship between realized stock returns and bond <p> yields at the 5- and 10-year investment horizons, respectively. Using annual Danish data since <p> 1927, we find that stock returns and bond yields are closely linked in the medium and long <p> term, as we...</p></p></p>

Until 1989 the economic policy strategy of Jordan was inward looking with emphasis on import substitution facilitated by a high tariff wall. Since then, the strategy has been changed in the direction of a more outward looking strategy characterized by attempts to stimulate exports, by cuts in...

This paper analyzes the real and monetary effects of a shift in the exchange-rate policy in an economy where the private sector is uncertain about the true intentions of the government. In a finitely repeated game of incomplete information, the authors show that a shift towards a tight, fixed...

This paper analyzes whether, and to what extent, the Danish 1, 5 and 10-year equity premia <p> are predictable. We examine the predictive power of a comprehensive list of financial ratios, <p> interest rates and so forth. The results show that the 5-year premium is predictable in the <p> sense that the...</p></p></p>

This paper analyzes Danish firms' demand for skilled and unskilled labor. The main focus is on the degree of long-run substitutability and the paper, therefore, applies the cointegration method. The paper finds that there is a high degree of substitutability between the two types of labor....

This paper contributes to the growing literature on mean reversion in stock markets by examining a newly constructed Danish data set for the period 1922-95. Variance ratio tests clearly reject the random walk hypothesis at the 2-year horizon, that is, the riskiness of a 2-year investment is...

In this paper, the authors analyze how job security policies, which in practice result in higher firing costs, affect long-run employment and investment in a two-country model with free trade in goods and capital. The effects turn out to depend crucially on the preferences of trade unions and,...