ISETE 24 analyses monetary policies and central bank actions in the context of the recent global financial crisis. Part 1 discusses standard monetary policies and inflation targeting rules. Those approaches were appropriate to reaching two main objectives during the great moderation: controlling...

We find significant evidence of model mis-specification, in the form of neglected serial correlation, in the econometric model of the U.S. housing market used by Taylor (2007) in his critique of monetary policy following the 2001 recession. When we model that serial correlation, his model fails...

Since the recent global financial crisis began in 2008–2009, there has been strong decline in financial markets and investment, huge losses and bankruptcies that have led to a major financial downturn, and a significant economic recession for most developed and emerging economies. Some...

Purpose – The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the linear and nonlinear short- and long-run relationships between the real price of oil and the US real effective exchange rate. Methodology/approach – We use recent linear and nonlinear econometric techniques over the period...

Purpose – This chapter aims to investigate the stock market comovements between Mexico and the world capital market using nonlinear modeling tools. Methodology/approach – We apply recent nonlinear cointegration and nonlinear error correction models (NECMs) to investigate the comovements...

During the global financial crisis of 2008–2009, most developed and emerging economies and financial markets have recorded important financial losses. Those economies have experienced momentous corrections, and their assets were significantly devaluated, implying many losses and bankruptcies...

In this chapter the author studies the capital market efficiency hypothesis and checks whether the stock price adjustment dynamics is instantaneous, continuous, and linear or not. In particular, the author proposes to analyze the stock price evolution while taking into account the presence of...