Title:MIDAS vs. Mixed-frequency VAR: Nowcasting GDP in the Euro Area
Author(s):KUZIN, Vladimir; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano; SCHUMACHER, ChristianDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:This paper compares the mixed-data sampling (MIDAS) and mixed-frequency VAR (MF-
VAR) approaches to model speci cation in the presence of mixed-frequency data, e.g.,
monthly and quarterly series. MIDAS leads to parsimonious ...
Title:Migration, Savings and Uncertainty
Author(s):DUSTMANN, ChristianDate:1992Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECO
Title:A Mixture Multiplicative Error Model for Realized Volatility
Author(s):LANNE, MarkkuDate:2006Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:A multiplicative error model with time-varying parameters and
an error term following a mixture of gamma distributions is intro-
duced. The model is fitted to the daily realized volatility series of
Deutschemark/Dollar ...
Title:A Model for Ordinal Responses with an Application to Policy Interest Rate
Author(s):SIRCHENKO, AndreiDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC) Working PapersAbstract:The decisions to reduce, leave unchanged, or increase (the price, rating, policy interest rate, etc.) are often characterized by abundant no-change outcomes that are generated by different processes. Moreover, the positive ...
Title:Modeling Expectations with Noncausal Autoregressions
Author(s):LANNE, Markku; SAIKKONEN, PenttiDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:This paper is concerned with univariate noncausal autoregressive models and their
potential usefulness in economic applications. We argue that noncausal autoregres-
sive models are especially well suited for modeling ...
Title:A Modern Reconsideration of the Theory of Optimal Currency Areas
Author(s):CORSETTI, GiancarloDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:What can be learnt from revisiting the Optimal Currency Areas (OCA) theory 50
years from its birth, in light of recent advances in open economy macro and monetary
theory? This paper presents a stylized micro-founded model ...
Title:The Monetary Transmission Mechanism
Author(s):BENHABIB, Jess; FARMER, Roger E. A.Date:1999Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECO
Title:Money is an Experience Good: Competition and Trust in the Private Provision of Money
Author(s):MARIMON, Ramon; NICOLINI, Juan Pablo; TELES, PedroDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:We study the interplay between competition and trust as efficiency-enhancingmechanims in the private provision of money. With commitment, trust is automatically achieved and competition ensures efficiency. Without commitment, ...
Title:Money is an Experience Good: Competition and Trust in the Private Provision of Money
Author(s):MARIMON, Ramon; NICOLINI, Juan Pablo; TELES, PedroDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:We study the interplay between competition and trust as efficiency-enhancing mechanisms in the private provision of money. With commitment, trust is automatically achieved and competition ensures efficiency. Without ...
Title:Money, Financial Stability and Efficiency
Author(s):ALLEN, Franklin; CARLETTI, Elena; GALE, DouglasDate:2011-01-16Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:Wharton Financial Institutions CenterAbstract:Most analyses of banking crises assume that banks use real contracts. However, in
practice contracts are nominal and this is what is assumed here. We consider a standard
banking model with aggregate return risk, aggregate ...
Title:Money, Financial Stability and Efficiency
Author(s):ALLEN, Franklin; CARLETTI, Elena; GALE, DouglasDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:Most analyses of banking crises assume that banks use real contracts. However, in practice contracts are nominal and this is what is assumed here. We consider a standard banking model with aggregate return risk, aggregate ...
Title:Money, Financial Stability and Efficiency
Author(s):ALLEN, Franklin; CARLETTI, Elena; GALE, DouglasDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:Most analyses of banking crises assume that banks use real contracts. However, in practice contracts are nominal and this is what is assumed here. We consider a standard banking model with aggregate return risk, aggregate ...