This paper models total factor productivity (TFP) in space and proposes an empirical model for TFP interdependence across spatial locations. The interdependence is assumed to occur due to age-structured human capital dynamics. A semi-parametric spatial vector autoregressive framework is...

Credit is a crucial instrument in asset price determination, yet existing research has produced conflicting evidence on its real impact, especially during episodes of heightened uncertainty. This paper develops a framework to show that by segregating credit into credit to the real economy and...

When both housing prices and macroeconomic variables possess significant 'long-memory', disregarding this under-identifies demand and supply functions of a housing market. The long-run relationship among variables and the speed of disequilibrium error adjustment are also misrepresented. We...