Recent trends in empirical macroeconomic research - embedding long-run relationships in models via cointegration, modeling the correlation between seasonal cycles and business cycles, building endogenous growth models, and the interest of policymakers in inflation targeting - have increased the...

Since January 1994, the Federal Reserve Board has permitted depository institutions in the United States to implement so-called “retail sweep programs.” The essence of these programs is computer software that dynamically reclassifies customer deposits from transaction accounts, which are...