We investigate business cycle dynamics for 26 countries, estimating a set of nonlinear models for real GDP where appropriate. We find a great deal of heterogeneity in the dynamics of real output growth across countries. At the same time, a common feature is the asymmetric response of real GDP to...

Texas has been an important player in the emergence of the charter school industry. We test for a competitive effect of charters by looking for changes in student achievement in traditional public schools following charter market penetration. We use an eight-year panel of data on individual...

This study examines nonlinear dynamic relationships between stock returns and inflation in ten major stock markets. Using Hansen and Seo's (2002) threshold error correction model to allow for possible regime shifts in the dynamic relationship between the two variables, threshold effects are...