Estimation of Disequilibrium Models

Estimation of Disequilibrium Models
Author: Hans-Jürg Büttler
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2013-03-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642483402

This monograph grew out of a project which was sponsored by the Swiss National Foundation ("Schweizerischer Nationalfonds") under grant no. 4. 636-0. 83. 09. Yithin this project, prediction-oriented estimation methods for the canonical econometric disequilibrium model were developed. The present monograph deals with the application of these estimation techniques to three aggregative markets of the Swiss economy. Parts of the monograph have been presented at various places: the estimation techniques described in chapter 3 at the European Meeting of the Econometric Society, Madrid 1984; the application to residential investment described in chapter 4 at a symposium on housing policy at the University of Mannheim, 1984; the empirical study on the money stock described in chapter 5 at the Symposium on Money, Banking and Insurance held at the University of Karlsruhe, 1984, as well as at a joint seminar of the University of Basle and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), 1985; and, finally, the empirical study on the aggregate labor market described in chapter 6 at a seminar of the University of ZUrich, 1985. Comments from toe seminar participants, in particular from Palle S. Andersen (BIS) who served as a discussant, Pascal Bridel (Swiss National Bank, SNB), Franz Ettlin (SNB), and Kurt Schiltknecht (Nordfinanz-Bank, Zurich) are gratefully acknowledged, without implying any responsibility on their part. The methodological part described in chapters 2 and 3 is contributed by G. Frei and B.

The Econometrics of Disequilibrium Models

The Econometrics of Disequilibrium Models
Author: Vijay Kumar Lal Srivastava
Publisher: Praeger
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1990-09-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This work is an accessible examination of the nature of various estimation methods written for those who have limited knowledge of economic theory. Some of the relatively simple methods can be implemented by using existing software packages. It reviews the Walrasian general equilibrium theory, compares the two genuine alternative frameworks for analyzing economic phenomena, and aids in establishing a necessary methodological consistency between analytical philosophy and the estimation methods in applied work on disequilibrium economics.

Models of Disequilibrium and Shortage in Centrally Planned Economies

Models of Disequilibrium and Shortage in Centrally Planned Economies
Author: C.M. Davis
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9400908237

The centrally planned economies (CPEs) of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe have experienced severe imbalances in domestic and external markets over the past several decades. As a result, they have been chronically afflicted by problems such as excess demand, repressed inflation, deficits of commodities, queues, waiting lists, and forced savings. Economists have responded to these phenomena by developing appropriate theoretical and empirical models of CPEs. Of particular note have been the pioneering studies of Richard Portes on disequilibrium econometric models and Janos Kornai on the shortage economy. Each approach has attracted followers who have produced numerous, innovative macro- and microeconomic models of Poland, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, and the USSR. These models have proved to be of considerable value in the analysis of the causes, consequences and remedies of disequilibrium phenomena. Inevitably, the new research has also generated controversies both between and within the schools of shortage and disequilibrium modelling, concerning the fundamental nature of the socialist economy, theoretical concepts and definitions, the specification of models, estimation techniques, interpretation of empirical findings, and policy recommend ations. Furthermore, the research effort has been energetic but incomplete, so many gaps exist in the field.