Browsing Department of Economics (ECO) by Title

Title:Testing for unit roots with the k-th. autocorrelation coefficient Author(s):LOPEZ, HumbertoDate:1993Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 1993/29

Title:Testing of seasonal fractional integration in U.K. and Japanese consumption and income Author(s):GIL-ALANA, Luis A.; ROBINSON, Peter M.Date:1998Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 1998/20

Title:Testing the Expectations Theory of the Term Structure of Interest Rates in Threshold Models Author(s):CLEMENTS, Michael P.; GALVAO, Ana Beatriz C.Date:2003Citation:Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2003, 7, 4, 567-585Type:ArticleAbstract:We test the expectations theory of the term structure of U.S. interest rates in nonlinear systems. These models allow the response of the change in short rates to past values of the spread to depend upon the level of the ...

Title:Testing the joint hypothesis of rationality and neutrality under seasonal cointegration : the case of Korea Author(s):ERMINI, Luigi; CHANG, DongkooDate:1994Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 1994/06

Title:Testing the Links between Institutional Integration and Trade Deepening. Clues from Europe Author(s):AGUR, Itai; DORRUCCI, Ettore; MONGELLI, Francesco PaoloDate:2007Citation:Open Economies Review, 2007, 18, 5, 599-612Type:ArticleAbstract:This paper investigates the interaction between institutional integration and trade deepening in the EU over the last 50 years. It uses Granger causality tests, a VECM and variance decompositions to further the understanding ...

Title:Testing the order of integration in a VAR model for I(2) variables Author(s):ARCHONTAKIS, FragiskosDate:2001Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2001/12

Title:The 'price puzzle' in the monetary transmission VARs with long-run restrictions Author(s):KRUSEC, DejanDate:2010Citation:Economics letters, 2010, 106, 3, 147-150Type:ArticleAbstract:This study addresses the 'price puzzle' - a positive response of prices to monetary tightening in VAR models. By using long-run instead of the usual short-run restrictions on the US data including output, prices and interest ...

Title:The Akzo Decision - A Case of Predatory Pricing Author(s):PHLIPS, Louis; MORAS, IMDate:1993Citation:Journal of Industrial Economics, 1993, 41, 3, 315-321Type:ArticleAbstract:In December 1985, a fine was imposed on the Dutch multinational AKZO for predatory abuse of a dominant position. An appeal by AKZO was rejected by the Court of Justice of the Communities in July 1991. This note suggests ...

Title:The Assignment of Public Functions in Economic-Integration Author(s):PELKMANS, JacquesDate:1982Citation:Journal of Common Market Studies, 1982, 21, 01-feb, 97-121Type:Article

Title:The composition of capital flows to South Africa Author(s):AHMED, Faisal; AREZKI, Rabah; FUNKE, NorbertDate:2007Citation:Journal of international development, 2007, 19, 2, 275-294Type:ArticleAbstract:Unlike in most other emerging markets, capital flows to South Africa since the mid 1990s have been heavily biased toward portfolio flows. In this context, the objective of the paper is twofold: to identify the determinants ...

Title:The determinants of attitudes toward strategic default on mortgages Author(s):GUISO, Luigi; SAPIENZA, Paola; ZINGALES, LuigiDate:2013Citation:Journal of finance, 2013, Vol. 68, No. 4, pp. 1473-1515Version:Published version of EUI ECO WP 2010/31Type:ArticleAbstract:We use survey data to measure households' propensity to default on mortgages even if they can afford to pay them (strategic default) when the value of the mortgage exceeds the value of the house. The willingness to default ...

Title:The Determinants of Corporate Risk in Emerging Markets: An Option-Adjusted Spread Analysis Author(s):CAVALLO, Eduardo A.; VALENZUELA, PatricioDate:2010Citation:International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2010, 15, 1, 59-74Type:ArticleAbstract:This Study explores the determinants of corporate bond spreads in emerging markets economics. Using a largely unexploited data set, the paper finds that corporate bond spreads are determined by firm-specific variables, ...

Title:The determinants of food choice Author(s):LENG, Gareth; ADAN, Roger A. H.; BELOT, Michele

; BRUNSTROM, Jeffrey M.; DE GRAAF, Kees; DICKSON, Suzanne L.; HARE, Todd; MAIER, Silvia; MENZIES, John; PREISSL, Hubert; REISCH, Lucia A.; ROGERS, Peter J.; SMEETS, Paul A. M.Date:2017Citation:Proceedings of the nutrition society, 2017, Vol. 76, No. 3, pp. 316-327Type:ArticleAbstract:Health nudge interventions to steer people into healthier lifestyles are increasingly applied by governments worldwide, and it is natural to look to such approaches to improve health by altering what people choose to eat. ...

Title:The Dynamic Behaviour of Budget Components and Output Author(s):AFONSO, Antonio; CLAEYS, PeterDate:2008Citation:Economic Modelling, 2008, 25, 1, 93-117Type:ArticleAbstract:The main focus of this paper is the relation between the cyclical components of total revenues and expenditures and the budget balance in France, Germany, Portugal, and Spain. We try to uncover past trends behind the ...

Title:The Econometric Analysis of Economic Policy Author(s):BANERJEE, Anindya; HENDRY, David F.; MIZON, Grayham E.Date:1996Citation:Oxford Bulletin Of Economics And Statistics, 1996, 58, 4, 573-&Type:Article

Title:The economics of books Author(s):CANOY, Marcel; VAN OURS, Jan; VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2005Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:CESifo Working Paper; 2005/1414Abstract:The tensions between books and book markets as expressions of culture and books as products in profit-making businesses are analysed and insights from the theory of industrial organisation are given. Governments intervene ...

Title:The economics of books Author(s):CANOY, Marcel; VAN OURS, Jan; VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2005Citation:Tilburg : University of Tilburg - CentER, 2005Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Tilburg CentER Discussion Paper No. 2005-13

Title:The economics of books Author(s):CANOY, Marcel; VAN OURS, Jan; VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2006Citation:Victor A. GINSBURGH and David THROSBY (eds), Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture, Vol 1, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2006, pp. 721-761Type:Contribution to book

Title:The economics of books Author(s):VAN DER PLOEG, Frederick; CANOY, Marcel; VAN OURS, JanDate:2008Citation:Steven N. DURLAUF and Lawrence E. BLUME (eds), The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, pp. …Type:Contribution to book

Title:The Economics of Split-Ticket Voting in Representative Democracies Author(s):CHARI, V. V.; JONES, L. E.; MARIMON, Ramon

Date:1997Citation:American Economic Review, 1997, 87, 5, 957-976Type:ArticleAbstract:In U.S. elections, voters often vote for candidates from different parties for president and Congress. Voters also express dissatisfaction with the performance of Congress as a whole and satisfaction with their own ...