business cycles theory and testing inflation persistence. … theory appears not to be a cumulative science so far. When attempts are done to settle controversies by "nature" (testing the … or non-identified when testing them. Two examples are provided, one in growth theory and testing convergence, one in …

agriculture declines while labor productivity increases in agriculture more than in other sectors. We construct a unified theory of … business cycles and structural change consistent with the stylized facts. The focal point of the theory is the simultaneous …

This study analyses the impact of economic catching-up on annual inflation rates in the European Union with a special … Balassa-Samuelson effect is not an important driver of inflation rates. By contrast, we find that the initial price level and … regulated prices strongly affect inflation outcomes in a nonlinear manner and that the extension of Engel's Law may hold during …