This article examines the empirical relation between the Canadian overnight rate and the US federal funds rate over the period 1975 to 2005. There is evidence of cointegration in the earlier part of the period from 1975 to 1988, but not in the post-1988 period to date. The inference is that the...

In this paper, the Taylor rule and the Keynesian monetary policy rules recently introduced by Atesoglu are empirically compared for the 1994:2-2007:4 period. The findings reveal that the Atesoglu rule and the inflation-augmented Atesoglu rule are able to provide a better explanation of the...

This paper investigates empirical real wage and productivity dynamics in the G7 countries using annual data for 1960-2002. The findings suggest that the level of labor productivity is positively related to GDP growth in all countries, and real wages are positively related to growth in some of...

This paper provides new evidence on the question of the effects of defense spending on aggregate output in the United States. Earlier studies of this basic issue relied on traditional econometric techniques and the neoclassical production function theory. In this paper, recently developed...

An inflation-augmented Atesoglu monetary policy rule is introduced. The Atesoglu rule is based on an estimate of the neutral rate of interest of Keynes. Actual Fed monetary policy and policy implied by Atesoglu rules are compared. During the 1994:2-2006:4 period, monetary policy suggested by the...

In this paper, a new monetary policy rule is introduced. The proposed rule is based on Keynes's neutral rate of interest idea, a concept defined in the General Theory. The primary goal of the proposed rule is to ensure that the macroeconomy produces an output equal to its full-employment level....

Effects of defense spending on investment in the United States are examined. Findings reveal that there is a positive cointegration relation between defense spending and investment. Findings do not indicate a tradeoff between defense spending and investment. Nondefense government spending has a...

Empirical relations between the federal funds rate and long-term interest rates are analyzed by employing the vector error correction modeling and cointegration techniques. The findings reveal a cointegration relation and a unidirectional causality from the federal funds rate to the long-term...