In this paper we test the purchasing power parity for the post Bretton Woods period for 18 main industrial countries. As base currencies we use alternatively the Deutsche mark, the Japanese yen, and the US dollar. We employ error correction models for single countries and on the level of pooled...

The present thesis comprises two rather independent chapters. In general, the diagnosis and quantification of dependence is a major aim of econometric studies. Along these lines, the concept of dependence serves as an encompassing framework to analyze time series with two very different...

Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle Halle Institute for Economic Research Das Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle ist Mitglied der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft Panel Seasonal Unit Root Test With An Application for Unemployment Data Christian Dreger Hans-Eggert Reimers Juli 2004 Nr....

We explore the long and short run relationship between private consumption, disposable income and housing and financial wealth approximated by price indices for a panel of industrialized countries. Consumption, income and wealth are cointegrated in their common, but not in their idiosyncratic...