1. General Introduction -- 2. Dynamics in Econometrics -- 3. Estimating the Model -- 4. Testing the Model -- 5. Non-Stationarity and Cointegration -- 6. Specifying the ARDL Model -- 7. Vector Autoregressions -- 8. Panel Data Models -- 9. Non-Stationary Panels -- 10. The Binary Qualitative Model.

This book analyzes the development of economic cycles in the run of history. The focus is on the development of cycle theory, with maximum emphasis upon ideas. Chapter 1 delivers an overview of the debate about cycles before the 1970s. Chapter 2 completes this survey by presenting the main...

This paper explores the idea of regime switching as a new methodological approach to bring new insights into the natural resource curse hypothesis in the case of oil exporting countries. The basic idea is that when a threshold of oil dependence is passed, the relationship between economic growth...

This paper estimates a nonlinear Threshold-VAR to investigate if a Keynesian liquidity trap due to a speculative motive was in place in the U.S. Great Depression and the recent Great Recession. We find clear evidence in favor of a breakdown of the liquidity effect after an unexpected increase in...