4 articles in this issue
Simon M. Potter, Marco Del Negro, Giorgio Topa, Wilbert van der Klaauw
In monetary policymaking, central bankers have long pointed out the importance of measuring the expectations of financial market participants, households, and firms —especially with regard to inflation and the central bank’s so-called “reaction function” ... see more
Gary Koop
Bayesian econometric methods are increasingly popular in empirical macroeconomics. They have been particularly popular among macroeconomists working with Big Data (where the number of variables under study is large relative to the number of observations).... see more
M. Ali Sotoudeh, Andrew C. Worthington
In this paper we implement a number of causality tests including linear models and nonlinear nonparametric Hiemstra-Jones and parametric Mackey–Glass to compare the causal relationship between global oil price changes and consumers’ cost of living among l... see more
Turki Badi Al-Shimmiri, Rafiqul Bhuyan, Wafaa Sbeiti
In this research, we examine the effect of focus and managerial ownership on the financial performance of REITs. Results demonstrate a positive relationship between focus and financial performance in this sector that are consistent with the findings in cu... see more