We use a Bayesian approach to estimate a standard two-country New Open Economy Macroeconomics model using data for the United States and the euro area, and we perform model comparisons to study the importance of departing from the law of one price and complete markets assumptions. Our results...

We use a Bayesian approach to estimate a standard two-country New Open Economy Macroeconomics model using data for the United States and the euro area, and we perform model comparisons to study the importance of departing from the law of one price and complete markets assumptions. Our results...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE MODEL -- III. EXTENSIONS TO THE BASELINE MODEL -- IV. ESTIMATION AND MODEL COMPARISON -- V. RESULTS -- VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- APPENDIX: THE METROPOLIS-HASTINGS ALGORITHM -- REFERENCES.