This study uses the neural network and econometric models to explore the importance of fiscal and monetary policy on GNP. The findings suggest that fiscal policy is more influential than monetary policy, and the neural network forecasts of GNP are more accurate and have less variation than those...

We revisit economies of scale starting with Adam Smith and continuing through Armen Alchian. In spite of detail and depth of analysis, the application of economies of scale is still confused. As Robinson points out, large scale processes can be jobbed out. The Coasian limits of the problem are...

This study investigates the effects of fiscal policy on the U.S. economy within the confines of causality testing framework. A unidirectional causal flow is established from nominal GNP to fiscal expenditures and deficits. Further testing of the data indicates that although fiscal policy does...

This paper combines an experimental design and an artifical neural network to investigate the behavior of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The evidence suggests that FOMC decision making has been influenced by the presidential administration, with particularly strong evidence that...

This paper presents the results of a survey of 1000 U.S. Commercial Banks concerning their perception of and reaction to liability exposure. Also, the paper presents an application of the Modigliani‐Miller Capital Structure Model to illustrate the process by which liability exposure subjects...

We examine the stability of exchange rates among the members of the European Monetary System (EMS), using the Johansen‐Juselius multivariate cointegration (systems) analysis. The direct implication from cointegration theory is that exchange rate stability vis a vis EMS member countries has...

This research applies vector autoregression to estimate a system composed of market share and relative advertising expenditures of the seven major competitors in the U. S. replacement passenger tire market between 1972 and 1983. The results of the study suggest that a company's market share in...