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Michael Wickens

University of York

Emeritus Professor of Economics

Heslington

York, YO10 5DD

United Kingdom

Cardiff Business School

Professor of Economics

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Fellow

London

United Kingdom

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Poschinger Str. 5

Munich, DE-81679

Germany

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

45

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Scholarly Papers (45)

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Citation 9

Macroeconomic Sources of Forex Risk

Univ. of York Econ. Discussion Paper No. 2001/13
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Oct 2001
Michael Wickens, Michael Wickens and Peter N. Smith
University of YorkCardiff Business School and University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies
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FOREX, Market efficiency, risk premium, stochastic discount factors, GARCH

Macroeconomic Sources of Forex Risk

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 05 Feb 2002
Peter N. Smith, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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FOREX, market efficiency, risk premium, stochastic discount factors, GARCH

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Asset Pricing with Observable Discount Factors

U of York, Economics Discussion Paper No. 2002/03
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 27 Mar 2002
Peter N. Smith, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Asset Pricing, Stochastic Discount Factors, Forex, Equity, Term Structure, Affine Factor Models, Consumption CAPM, Financial Econometrics, GARCH

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Macroeconomic Sources of Risk in the Term Structure

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Nov 2004
Michael Wickens, Michael Wickens and Hiona Balfoussia
University of YorkCardiff Business School and Bank of Greece
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term structure, the stochastic discount factor model, term premia, GARCH

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Pension Systems (Un)Sustainability and Fiscal Constraints: A Comparative Analysis

CESifo Working Paper No. 10487
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 09 Jun 2023
Burkhard Heer, Vito Polito, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of Augsburg, University of Sheffield and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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ageing, fiscal space, public pension sustainability, overlapping generations model

What Do the Fama-French Factors Add to C-CAPM?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4197
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 24 Apr 2013
Pongrapeeporn Abhakorn, Peter N. Smith, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Ministry of Finance of Thailand, University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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C-CAPM, asset pricing, Fama-French factors

What Do the Fama-French Factors Add to C-CAPM?

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 16 May 2013
Pongrapeeporn Abhakorn, Peter N. Smith, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Ministry of Finance of Thailand, University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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What Do the Fama-French Factors Add to C-CAPM?

CAMA Working Paper 23/2013
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Jun 2013
Pongrapeeporn Abhakorn, Peter N. Smith, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Ministry of Finance of Thailand, University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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What Was the Market's View of U.K. Monetary Policy? Estimating Inflation Risk and Expected Inflation with Indexed Bonds

FRB of New York Staff Report No. 57
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Oct 2006
Eli M. Remolona, Michael Wickens, Michael Wickens and Frank F. Gong
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department, University of YorkCardiff Business School and Bank of America - Bank of America, Hong Kong
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inflation risk, expected inflation, indexed bonds, affine yields and monetary policy

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The Asymmetric Effect of the Business Cycle on the Relation between Stock Market Returns and Their Volatility

University of York, Discussion Paper No. 2006/03
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 03 Mar 2005
Peter N. Smith, Steffen Sorensen, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies, Moody's Investor Services and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Stock returns, asymmetry

Pension Systems (Un)Sustainability and Fiscal Constraints: A Comparative Analysis

Number of pages: 83 Posted: 28 Dec 2023
Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Ageing, Fiscal Space, Public Pension Sustainability, Overlapping Generations Model.

Pension Systems (Un)Sustainability and Fiscal Constraints: A Comparative Analysis

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 29 Jul 2024
Michael Wickens, Michael Wickens, Vito Polito and Burkhard Heer
University of YorkCardiff Business School, University of Sheffield and University of Augsburg
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Ageing, Fiscal Space, Public Pension Sustainability, Overlapping Generations Model.

Pension Systems (Un)Sustainability and Fiscal Constraints: A Comparative Analysis

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Oct 2024
Burkhard Heer, Vito Polito, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of Augsburg, University of Sheffield and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Ageing, Fiscal Space, Public Pension Sustainability, Overlapping Generations Model.

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Citation 1

Population Aging, Social Security and Fiscal Limits

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 7121
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Aug 2018
Burkhard Heer, Vito Polito, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of Augsburg, Cardiff Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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dependency ratio, fiscal space, Laffer effects, pensions, fiscal policy sustainability

Population Aging, Social Security and Fiscal Limits

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11978
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 Apr 2017
Burkhard Heer, Vito Polito, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of Augsburg, University of Bath and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Dependency Ratio, Fiscal space, Laffer Effects, Pensions

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Can Stochastic Discount Factor Models Explain the Cross Section of Equity Returns?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 Jan 2016
Pongrapeeporn Abhakorn, Peter N. Smith, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Ministry of Finance of Thailand, University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Risk Premium; Equity Return; Stochastic Discount Factor; No-arbitrage Condition

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Citation 6

Checking if the Straitjacket Fits

CAMA Working Paper No. 81/2019
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 Nov 2019
Adrian Pagan, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of Sydney and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Checking If the Straitjacket Fits

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14140
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 Dec 2019
Adrian Pagan, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of Sydney and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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DSGE models, Model testing, SVARs

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Macroeconomic Influences on Optimal Asset Allocation

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Feb 2002
Thomas Flavin, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUI Maynooth) - Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Asset allocation, macroeconomic effects, multivariate GARCH

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Measuring Fiscal Sustainability

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5312
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Dec 2005
Vito Polito, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of Bath and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Budget deficits, government debt, fiscal sustainability, VAR analysis, economic policy

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A DSGE Model of Banks and Financial Intermediation with Default Risk

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8556
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 16 Sep 2011
Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Default, Financial crisis, Financial intermediation, Liquidity shortages, Risk

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Microeconomic Sources of Equity Risk

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Nov 2003
Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Equity risk premium, stochastic discount factor model, consumption CAPM, multivariate garch with no-arbitrage, Epstein-Zin model

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How Useful are DSGE Macroeconomic Models for Forecasting?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9049
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 28 Sep 2012
Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of YorkCardiff Business School
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DSGE models, Forecasting, VAR models

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Modelling the U.S. Sovereign Credit Rating

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9150
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 02 Oct 2012
Vito Polito, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Credit risk, default probability, fiscal limits, Sovereign risk

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How the Euro Crisis Evolved and How to Avoid Another: EMU, Fiscal Policy and Credit Ratings

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9521
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 25 Jun 2013
Vito Polito, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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credit ratings, EMU, euro crisis, fiscal policy

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Is the Euro Sustainable?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6337
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 27 May 2008
Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of YorkCardiff Business School
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ECB, euro, inflation, monetary policy

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Why Crises Happen - Nonstationary Macroeconomics

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8157
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Dec 2010
James Davidson, David Meenagh, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff University Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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banking crisis, banking regulation, Bootstrap, Indirect Inference, Nonstationarity, Productivity, Real Business Cycle

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Optimal Monetary Policy Using a VAR

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6957
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 02 Dec 2008
Vito Polito, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of Bath and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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monetary policy, optimal control, VAR models

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Idiosyncratic Shocks: A New Procedure for Identifying Shocks in a VAR with Application to the New Keynesian Model

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13613
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2019
Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Macroeconomic Shocks, New Keynesian Model, VAR analysis

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Sovereign Credit Ratings in the European Union: A Model-Based Fiscal Analysis

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9665
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 Sep 2013
Vito Polito, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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credit risk, default probability, fiscal policy, sovereign risk

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Is the UK Triple-A?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9378
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Mar 2013
Vito Polito, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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credit ratings, debt default

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The Equity Premium and the Business Cycle: The Role of Demand and Supply Shocks

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7227
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Apr 2009
Peter N. Smith, Steffen Sorensen, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies, Moody's Investor Services and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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business cycles, demand and supply shocks, equity premium, stock returns

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Forward Interest Rates as Predictors of Future US and UK Spot Rates Before and after the 2008 Financial Crisis

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14800
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 May 2020
Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of YorkCardiff Business School
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How Did We Get to Where We are Now? Reflections on 50 Years of Macroeconomic and Financial Econometrics

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10197
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 14 Oct 2014
Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of YorkCardiff Business School
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asset price modelling, DSGE modelling, theory and evidence in economics, time series modelling

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Testing Macroeconomic Models by Indirect Inference on Unfiltered Data

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9058
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Sep 2012
David Meenagh, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff University Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Bootstrap, DSGE, indirect inference, Monte Carlo, VECM

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How Much Nominal Rigidity is There in the US Economy? Testing a New Keynesian DSGE Model Using Indirect Inference

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7537
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Vo Phuong Mai Le, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Bootstrap, DSGE, grea moderation, indirect inference, New Classical, New Keynesian, regime change, structural break, US Model, VAR, Wald statistic

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Two Orthogonal Continents? Testing a Two-Country DSGE Model of the US and EU Using Indirect Inference

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7385
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 26 Aug 2009
Vo Phuong Mai Le, David Meenagh, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff University Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Bootstrap, DSGE, indirect inference, New Classical, New Keynesian, Open economy model, VAR, Wald statistic

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Comparing Different Data Descriptors in Indirect Inference Tests on DSGE Models

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11816
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 14 May 2021
Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens, Michael Wickens and Yongdeng Xu
Cardiff University Business School, University of YorkCardiff Business School and Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School - Economics Section
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Some Problems in the Testing of DSGE Models

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7621
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 18 Jan 2010
Vo Phuong Mai Le, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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anomaly, Boostrap, DSGE, indirect inference, puzzle, US-EU model, VAR, Wald statistic

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The 'Puzzles' Methodology: En Route to Indirect Inference?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7539
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Vo Phuong Mai Le, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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anomaly, Bootstrap, DSGE, indirect inference, puzzle, US-EU Model, VAR, Wald statistic

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How Might the UK's Debt-GDP Ratio Be Reduced? Evidence from the Last 120 Years

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17172
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 May 2022
Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Debt-GDP ratio, growth, inflation, primary deficit

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Testing Macro Models by Indirect Inference: A Survey for Users

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10766
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 Aug 2015
Vo Phuong Mai Le, David Meenagh, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens, Michael Wickens and Yongdeng Xu
Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff University Business School, University of YorkCardiff Business School and Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School - Economics Section
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bootstrap, DSGE, indirect inference, likelihood ratio, New Classical, New Keynesian, Wald Statistic

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Testing DSGE Models by Indirect Inference and Other Methods: Some Monte Carlo Experiments

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9056
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Sep 2012
Vo Phuong Mai Le, David Meenagh, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff University Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Bootstrap, DSGE, DSGE-VAR weight, indirect inference, likelihood ratio, New Classical, New Keynesian, Wald statistic

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The Eurozone: What is to Be Done?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16313
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Jul 2021
Patrick Minford, Zhirong Ou, Michael Wickens, Michael Wickens and Zheyi Zhu
Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School, University of YorkCardiff Business School and Cardiff University
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Estimating Macro Models and the Potentially Misleading Nature of Bayesian Estimation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15684
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 11 Feb 2021
David Meenagh, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff University Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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Is There an Alternative Way to Avoid Another Eurozone Crisis to the Five Presidents' Report?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11225
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of YorkCardiff Business School
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eurozone crisis, financial markets, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, pricing risk

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A Monte Carlo Procedure for Checking Identification in DSGE Models

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9411
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 03 Apr 2013
Vo Phuong Mai Le, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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DSGE Model, Indirect Inference, Monte Carlo

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Comparing Indirect Inference and Likelihood Testing: Asymptotic and Small Sample Results

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10765
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 Aug 2015
David Meenagh, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens, Michael Wickens and Yongdeng Xu
Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff University Business School, University of YorkCardiff Business School and Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School - Economics Section
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DSGE model, error processes, indirect inference, likelihood ratio, structural parameters

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Small Sample Performance of Indirect Inference on DSGE Models

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10382
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 02 Feb 2015
Vo Phuong Mai Le, David Meenagh, Patrick Minford, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff University Business School and University of YorkCardiff Business School
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bootstrap, DSGE, indirect inference, likelihood ratio, new classical, new Keynesian, Wald statistic

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The Rational Expectations Hypothesis of the Term Structure: The Evidence

London Business School Institute of Finance and Accounting Working Paper 185
Posted: 16 Sep 1999
Elias Tzavalis, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of London - Queen Mary - Department of Economics and University of YorkCardiff Business School

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What Was the Market's View of UK Monetary Policy? Estimating Inflation Risk and Expected Inflation with Indexed Bonds

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 2022
Posted: 31 Dec 1998
Frank F. Gong, Michael Wickens, Michael Wickens and Eli M. Remolona
Bank of America - Bank of America, Hong Kong, University of YorkCardiff Business School and Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department

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Explaining the Failures of the Term Spread Models of the Rational Expectations Hypothesis of the Term Structure

JOURNAL OF MONEY, CREDIT, AND BANKING, Vol 28 No 3, August 1997
Posted: 07 Apr 1997
Elias Tzavalis, Michael Wickens and Michael Wickens
University of London - Queen Mary - Department of Economics and University of YorkCardiff Business School

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