In this thesis I evaluate the departures of three common assumptions in macroeconomic modeling and estimation, namely the Rational Expectations (RE) hypothesis, the representative agent assumption and the use of first-order approximations in the estimation of dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models. In the first chapter I determine how the use of survey data on inflation expectations in the estimation of a model alters the evaluation of the RE assumption in comparison to an alternative assumption, namely learning. In chapter two, I use heterogeneous agent models to determine the relationship between income volatility and the demand for durable goods. In the third chapter I evaluate if the use of first-order approximations in th...
Defence date: 30 September 2016Examining Board: Professor Fabio Canova, EUI, Supervisor; Professor P...
We review some of the problematic issues in DSGE models, which are currently much discussed in th...
Does survey data contain useful information for estimating macroeconomic models? We address this que...
Imperfect Knowledge, Expectations, and Monetary Policy Martin Fukac Abstract This dissertation addre...
This dissertation uses Bayesian methods to understand how expectations are formed and their role in ...
This paper derives a general New Keynesian framework with heterogeneous expectations by explicitly s...
Es conocido que las expectativas juegan un papel importante en las decisiones de los agentes y son u...
DSGE-models have become important tools of analysis not only in academia but increasingly in the boa...
DSGE-models have become important tools of analysis not only in academia but increasingly in the boa...
This dissertation consists of three chapters dealing with the topic of heterogeneity in macroeconomi...
Abstract. Empirical work in macroeconomics almost universally relies on the hypothesis of ra-tional ...
Previous work with survey data on inflationary expectations casts doubt on the Rational Expectations...
In this thesis we analyze learning mechanisms applied to a variety of macroeconomic models. In the f...
This dissertation contains three chapters on empirical macroeconomics and monetary policy. In Chapte...
This paper is a two-dimensional analysis of agent behavior in a standard New Keynesian (NK) Macroeco...
Defence date: 30 September 2016Examining Board: Professor Fabio Canova, EUI, Supervisor; Professor P...
We review some of the problematic issues in DSGE models, which are currently much discussed in th...
Does survey data contain useful information for estimating macroeconomic models? We address this que...
Imperfect Knowledge, Expectations, and Monetary Policy Martin Fukac Abstract This dissertation addre...
This dissertation uses Bayesian methods to understand how expectations are formed and their role in ...
This paper derives a general New Keynesian framework with heterogeneous expectations by explicitly s...
Es conocido que las expectativas juegan un papel importante en las decisiones de los agentes y son u...
DSGE-models have become important tools of analysis not only in academia but increasingly in the boa...
DSGE-models have become important tools of analysis not only in academia but increasingly in the boa...
This dissertation consists of three chapters dealing with the topic of heterogeneity in macroeconomi...
Abstract. Empirical work in macroeconomics almost universally relies on the hypothesis of ra-tional ...
Previous work with survey data on inflationary expectations casts doubt on the Rational Expectations...
In this thesis we analyze learning mechanisms applied to a variety of macroeconomic models. In the f...
This dissertation contains three chapters on empirical macroeconomics and monetary policy. In Chapte...
This paper is a two-dimensional analysis of agent behavior in a standard New Keynesian (NK) Macroeco...
Defence date: 30 September 2016Examining Board: Professor Fabio Canova, EUI, Supervisor; Professor P...
We review some of the problematic issues in DSGE models, which are currently much discussed in th...
Does survey data contain useful information for estimating macroeconomic models? We address this que...