Learning process is a new approach of filling the gap between adaptive expectations and rational expectations. Private agents are learning new information and adjust their expectation about the inflation and output gap. Central bank transparency is one of the key factors of learning by private...

O'Hara G. (2005) A journey without maps: the regional policies of the 1964-70 British Labour Government, Regional Studies 39 , 1183-1195. This paper examines four influences on British regional policy in the late 1960s: party politics in the context of the economic environment; the structure of...

This paper studies a dynamic model of an imperfectly competitive bid- ask market with a few large and many small traders. Large traders are risk- averse and exchange a risky asset for hedging purposes. The only private information in the model concerns their hedging demands. We find that large...

Uruguay has experienced a remarkable recovery since the 2002 crisis, supported by sound policies and favorable external conditions. With the framework put in place in 2002, Uruguay abandoned an exchange rate peg in favor of a free float, adoped a monetary regime initially based on money targets,...

Der Bericht stellt den Wirtschaftsnobelpreis 1995 für Robert E. Lucas zur Diskussion. Dabei wird die Entwicklung der Forschungsinhalte des Preisträgers gewürdigt. Bekanntgeworden ist Robert Lucas in den siebziger Jahren neben der Übertragung der rationalen Erwartungen auf die Makroökonomik...

This Selected Issues paper examines Israel’s monetary policy regime with an eye toward developing some understanding of why breaches have been occurring and how to address them. The paper provides a brief history of Israel’s experience with inflation and inflation targeting. It...