Using a multivariate vector autoregression (VAR) model, this paper investigates if sectoral shifts, inflation uncertainty, or demand shocks are the primary cause of unemployment fluctuations in the postwar US economy. A sectoral shifts variable (cross-section volatility), an ARCH measure of...

Although theoretical discussion of Factor Price Equalization (FPE) theorem has been quite prolific in the international economics literature, empirical tests of the FPE theorem have been very limited and inadequately performed. In this paper, we use Johansen's multivariate cointegration testing...

This paper examines if the law of one price holds under different exchange rate regimes and if a simultaneous relationship exists among prices of different countries. The findings show that prices in industrial countries are related, as suggested by the monetary approach. Confirming the law of...