The Fed’s perceived Phillips curve: Evidence from individual FOMC forecasts [PDF]
This note uncovers the Phillips curve trade-off perceived by U.S. monetary policymakers. For that purpose we use data on individual forecasts for unemployment and inflation submitted by each individual FOMC member, which was recently made available for ...
Peter Tillmann
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The Taylor Rule and Interest Rate Uncertainty in the U.S. 1970-2006 [PDF]
This paper shows how to estimate forecast uncertainty about future short-term interest rates by combining a time-varying Taylor rule with an unobserved components model of economic fundamentals.
Martin Mandler
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Empirical Methods in the Analysis of Collusion [PDF]
Regression methods are commonly used in competition lawsuits for, e.g., determining overcharges in pricefixing cases. Technical evaluations of these methods' pros and cons are not necessarily intuitive.
Johannes Paha
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Using Accounting Data in Cartel Damage Calculations – Blessing or Menace? [PDF]
Standard methods for calculating cartel-damages rely on data of prices charged and quantity sold. Such data may not easily be available. In this paper, it is shown that a lower bound for cartel-damages can also be computed from accounting data.
Johannes Paha
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[Atypical atrial fibrillation : Diagnostics and therapy]. [PDF]
Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol, 2022 Kottmaier M +19 more
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Do we (still) need to regulate fixed network retail markets? [PDF]
In the beginning of fixed network liberalisation in Europe in the late 1990s, the main concern of regulators was to lower calls prices. This was done by introducing wholesale regulation and promoting service based competition.
Anton Schwarz +2 more
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The Impact of U.S. Central Bank Communication on European and Pacific Equity Markets [PDF]
We examine the effects of U.S. federal funds target rate changes and all types of FOMC communication on European and Pacific equity market returns using a GARCH model.
Ali M. Kutan +2 more
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Identification Through Heteroscedasticity in a Multicountry and Multimarket Framework [PDF]
This paper formally proves that Rigobon and Sack (2004)'s approach of identifying monetary policy shocks through heteroscedasticity can be extended to a multimarket and multicountry framework.
Bernd Hayo, Britta Niehof
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Women and Work: What Role Do Social Norms Play? [PDF]
Against the background of the current economic research which concentrates particularly on individual and structural factors, this paper examines if and to what extent social norms (in terms of attitudes towards gender roles and work commitment) can make
Andreia Tolciu, Ulrich Zierahn
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Transparent entscheiden im moralischen Dilemma: Ethische Entscheidungsempfehlungen zu Besuchsregelungen im Krankenhaus während der COVID-19-Pandemie. [PDF]
Procare, 2022 Rogge A +6 more
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