This book is about the joint dynamics of stock returns and trading volume. We propose a dynamic equilibrium model in which agents have rational expectations and are heterogeneous in their investment opportunity. The dynamics of stock returns and trading volume implied by the model can explain...

This paper analyzes forward-looking rules for Swiss monetary policy in a small structural VAR model consisting of four variables taking into account data revisions for GDP. First, the paper develops an analytical method to analyze the effect of data revision errors in GDP on the ex ante or...