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Title: Rolling Back the Public Sector: Differential Effects on Unemployment, Investment and Growth Author(s): VAN DER PLOEG, Frederick Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: CEPR discussion paper Abstract: The macroeconomic effects of different ways of rolling back the welfare state are analysed. Cutting public spending on market goods induces a lower interest rate, a higher wage, a lower capital stock and a fall in employment. ...

Title: RTAs Formation and Trade Policy Author(s): SALA, Davide Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: From the mid-60s to the mid-80s there has been a gradual but fundamental change in the nature of trade protection. International trade has become increasingly restricted by quotas and other nontariff barriers, as the ...

Title: Rules of Thumb and Local Interaction Author(s): VALENTINYI, Akos Date: 1995 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: S-Curve Redux: On the International Transmission of Technology Shocks Author(s): ENDERS, Zeno; MÜLLER, Gernot J. Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Using vector autoregressions on U.S. time series, we find that technology shocks induce an ‘S’- shaped cross-correlation function for the trade balance and the terms of trade (S-curve). In calibrating a prototypical ...

Title: Sample Kurtosis, GARCH-t and the Degrees of Freedom Issue Author(s): HERACLEOUS, Maria S. Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Econometric modeling based on the Student’s t distribution introduces an additional parameter — the degree of freedom. In this paper we use a simulation study to investigate the ability of (i) the GARCH-t model (Bollerslev, ...

Title: Sample Kurtosis, GARCH-t and the Degrees of Freedom Issue Author(s): HERACLEOUS, Maria S. Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Econometric modeling based on the Student's t distribution introduces an additional parameter -- the degree of freedom. In this paper we use a simulation study to investigate the ability of (i) the GARCH-t model (Bollerslev, ...

Title: The Saving Glut Explanation of Global Imbalances. The Role of Underinvestment Author(s): CORNELI, Flavia Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: According to the “Saving Glut hypothesis”, global imbalances are caused by inefficiently high level of precautionary savings in .nancially underdeveloped regions, where agents have limited opportunity to diversify idiosyncratic ...

Title: School Quality, Exam Performance, and Career Choice Author(s): DUSTMANN, Christian; RAJAH, Najma; VAN SOEST, Arthur Date: 1998 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Scuola e mobilità sociale: un'analisi comparata Author(s): ICHINO, Andrea; CHECCHI, Daniele; RUSTICHINI, Aldo Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Contribution to book

Title: Search Subsidies vs Hiring Subsidies: A General Equilibrium Analysis of Employment Vouchers Author(s): FUGAZZA, Marco Date: 1999 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Searching for purchasing power parity : a methodological and empirical analysis of equilibrium real exchange rate determination Author(s): OSBAT, Chiara Date: 2003 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Seasonal Specific Structural Time Series Models Author(s): PROIETTI, Tommaso Date: 2002 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Sector-specific Markup Fluctuations and the Business Cycle Author(s): GABLER, Alain Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: The counter-cyclicality in the relative price of equipment investment which is observed in the U.S. has been attributed to equipment-specific pro- ductivity shocks. Cross-country evidence indicates that a number of ...

Title: Sectoral Survey-based Confidence Indicators for Europe Author(s): CARRIERO, Andrea; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: We analyse a novel dataset of Business and Consumer Surveys, using dynamic factor techniques, to produce composite coincident indices (CCIs) at the sectoral level for the European countries and for Europe. Surveys are ...

Title: Security: New Threats and New Strategies Author(s): KRATOCHWIL, Friedrich; PETROVSKY, Vladimir; LANC, Erwin Date: 2003 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Among many goals which governments and individuals always pursue, the broadest and most common is security. It is the basic context in which most other values are enjoyed, in the expectation that they will last for a long ...

Title: Segmented Trends and Non-Stationary Time-Series Author(s): RAPPOPORT, Peter; REICHLIN, Lucrezia Date: 1989 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Seigniorage, Optimal Taxation, and Time Consistency: A Review Author(s): HERRENDORF, Berthold Date: 1994 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Selected topics on economic growth : empirical analyses Author(s): VERNER, Dorte Date: 1996 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Self-fulfilling Beliefs and Bounded Bubbles in the U.S. Housing Market Author(s): KASHIWAGI, Masanori Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper provides an equilibrium framework to organize the following empirical observations on the U.S. housing market from 1975 to 2007: (i) housing tenure and vacancies were approximately constant, (ii) rents were ...

Title: Semiparametric Methods for the Measurement of Latent Attitudes and the Estimation of Their Behavioural Consequences Author(s): SPADY, Richard Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: We model attitudes as latent variables that induce stochastic dominance relations in (item) responses. Observable characteristics that affect attitudes can be incorporated into the analysis to improve the measurement of ...

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