In this paper we analyze a dynamic, asset pricing model where an arbitrary number of heterogeneous, procedurally rational investors divide their wealth between two assets. Both fundamental dividend process and behavior of traders are modeled in a very general way. In particular, agents' choices...

Existing models of equilibrium unemployment with endogenous labor market participation are complex, generate procyclical unemployment rates, and suffer from the usual defects of matching models. We embed endogenous participation in a simple, tractable job market matching model, show analytically...

In the context of Local Polynomial estimators the global bandwidth parameter takes one of most important roles. There are several methods to get a consistent estimator for it. In particular, starting from the Mean Square Error of Local Polynomial estimators, the “plug-in†method is...

In this paper we develop an overlapping generation version of Kiyotaki and Moore's (hereafter KM) model of the "Credit Cycle". In each period the population consists of two classes of agents: a group of financially constrained agents ("farmers") and one of unconstrained agents ("gatherers")....

Due to increased technological change which lead to an increased demand for skilled workers, it becomes more and more difficult for low skilled workers to find a job. How should a society or political decision makers react? Recently, German politicians are engaged in a discussion about the...

The techniques to analyze time series generally use model identification and estimation procedures based on the stationarity assumption of the Data Generating Process (in short DGPs). This hypothesis is often violated when we study financial phenomena, that show non stationary features. When we...

We consider optimal policy when private sector expectations are formed through adaptive learning. Earlier research has found that adaptive learning is consistent with empirical evidence on private sector expectations. In this paper, we consider the (admittedly) extreme case of sophisticated...

Pragmatic decision makers adjust their view and their decisions to the state of the world. Ideological decision makers follow a guiding principle making decisions that do not change with circumstances. Either philosophy can be successful. This study explores a group of virtual agents, some of...

Endowments with a minimum guaranteed rate of return appear in insurance policies, pension plans and social security plans. In several cases, especially in the insurance industry, such endowments also participate in the business and receive bonuses from the firm's asset portfolio. In this paper...

Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland will have to join the European and Monetary Union. Surprisingly, there is very little work on the welfare consequences of the loss of monetary policy flexibility for these countries. This paper fills this void by providing a framework to evaluate quantitatively...