[This item is a preserved copy. To view the original, visit http://econtheory.org/] A key to the Coase conjecture is the monopolist's inability to commit to a price, which leads consumers to believe that a high current price will be followed by low future prices. This paper studies the...

In this paper the authors report the results of the estimation of a rich dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model of the U.S. economy with both stochastic volatility and parameter drifting in the Taylor rule. They use the results of this estimation to examine the recent monetary...

When a central bank introduces a central bank digital currency, it may lead to an erosion of deposits as the stable funding base of banks and result in challenges regarding the asset side of the central bank. We study the resulting economy and tradeoffs in a stylized nominal version of the...

When a central bank introduces a central bank digital currency, it may lead to an erosion of deposits as the stable funding base of banks and result in challenges regarding the asset side of the central bank. We study the resulting economy and tradeoffs in a stylized nominal version of the...

This paper surveys the legal tradition that links Magna Carta with the modern concepts of the rule of law and the limits on government. It documents that the original understanding of the rule of law included substantive commitments to individual freedom and limited government. Then, it attempts...