In diesem Werk wird das Grundmodell der Real-Business-Cycle-Theorie einer ausführlichen empirischen Evaluation mit westdeutschen Daten der Jahre 1975-1994 unterzogen. Die Evaluation erfolgt anhand einer umfassenden Analyse der Zeitbereichimplikationen eines geeigneten kalibrierten Modells, nach...

This book contains both a theoretical analysis of (supply) price stabilization on world agricultural markets and an econometric investigationof recent sugar market policies. The theoretical part explicitly considers the effects of protected domestic markets: It shows price stabilization to be...

There are several candidate explanations for macro-fluctuations. Two of the most common discussed sources are surprise changes in disembodied technology and monetary innovations. Another popular explanation is found under the heading of a preference or more generally a demand shock. More...