Harris Dellas

University of Bern - Department of Economics

Professor

Gesellschaftstrasse 49

Bern, CH-3012

Switzerland

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Fellow

London

United Kingdom

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (46)

1.

Friedman, Chicago, and Monetary Rules

Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics Working Paper No. 2016-08
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 09 Apr 2016
Harris Dellas and G. S. Tavlas
University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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Monetary policy, Taylor-type rules, University of Chicago, Milton Friedman, Anna Schwartz

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Citation 9

The Great Inflation of the 1970s

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Jul 2004
Fabrice Collard and Harris Dellas
Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI) and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Inflation, imperfect information, Kalman filter, policy rule, indeterminacy

The Great Inflation of the 1970s

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 Jul 2004
Fabrice Collard and Harris Dellas
Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI) and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Inflation, imperfect information, Kalman filter, policy rule, indeterminacy

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Reforms or Bankruptcy?

Kathimerini, June 26, 2011
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 30 Jun 2011
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Macedonia, University of Bern - Department of Economics, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics, Goethe University Frankfurt - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Athens University of Economics and Business, Tufts University, Department of Finance, University of Luxembourg, Yale University, Concordia University, Quebec - John Molson School of Business, University of Crete - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), University of Texas at Austin - Department of Economics, University of Guelph - Department of Economics, Athens Laboratory of Business Administration (ALBA), London School of Economics, Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) and Athens University of Economics and Business
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Greece, reforms, bankruptcy, restructuring, privatization

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Citation 18

Quantifying Confidence

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 14-19
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 24 Dec 2014
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Berne - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Business cycles, strategic uncertainty, higher-order beliefs, confidence, aggregate demand, coordination failure, DSGE models

Quantifying Confidence

NBER Working Paper No. w20807
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 05 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 10 May 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Berne - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Quantifying Confidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10463
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 02 Mar 2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI) and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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aggregate demand, business cycles, confidence, coordination failure, DSGE models, higher-order beliefs, strategic uncertainty

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Optimal Monetary and Prudential Policies

Banque de France Working Paper No. 413
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 22 Dec 2012
University of Berne - Department of Economics, University of Bern - Department of Economics, Georgetown University and CREST-ENSAE
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prudential policy, capital requirements, monetary policy, Ramsey-optimal policies

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Financial Shocks and Optimal Policy

Banque de France Working Paper No. 277
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 03 Jun 2010
Harris Dellas, Behzad Diba and Olivier Loisel
University of Bern - Department of Economics, Georgetown University and CREST-ENSAE
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Financial frictions, banking, optimal policy

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International Reserve Currencies

IMF Working Paper No. 89/15
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 15 Feb 2006
Harris Dellas
University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Citation 3

Austerity

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 02 Dec 2014
Harris Dellas and Dirk Niepelt
University of Bern - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Austerity; credit rationing; default; incomplete information; investment; growth; pooling equilibrium; separating equilibrium

Austerity

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5146
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Jan 2015
Harris Dellas and Dirk Niepelt
University of Bern - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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austerity, credit rationing, default, incomplete information, investment, growth, pooling equilibrium, separating equilibrium

Austerity

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10315
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Jan 2015
Harris Dellas and Dirk Niepelt
University of Bern - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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austerity, credit rationing, default, growth, incomplete information, investment, pooling equilibrium, separating equilibrium

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The Revived Bretton Woods System, Liquidity Creation, and Asset Price Bubbles

Cato Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2011
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 12 Apr 2013
Harris Dellas and G. S. Tavlas
University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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global monetary policy, international monetary order, gold standard, Bretton Woods, commodity prices

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Finance and Competition

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Feb 2007
Harris Dellas and Ana Fernandes
University of Bern - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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financial development, liberalization, market structure, product market competition

The Global Implications of Regional Exchange Rate Regimes

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 18
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 14 Jul 2022
Harris Dellas and G. S. Tavlas
University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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Regional exchange rate systems, global exchange rate volatility, optimum currency area

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Currency Switch and the Choice of an International Reserve Currency

IMF Working Paper No. 89/27
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 15 Feb 2006
Harris Dellas
University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Business Cycle Anatomy

NBER Working Paper No. w24875
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 01 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Berne - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Milton Friedman and the Case for Flexible Exchange Rates and Monetary Rules

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 236
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 23 Aug 2022
G. S. Tavlas and Harris Dellas
Bank of Greece and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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exchange rate systems, monetary rules, Taylor Rule

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Citation 12

Fiscal Policy with an Informal Sector

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 235
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 22 Aug 2022
University of Bern - Department of Economics, Bank of Greece, Bank of Greece and Bank of Greece
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Shadow economy, fiscal consolidation, multipliers, tax revenue, true output

Fiscal Policy with an Informal Sector

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12494
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Dec 2017
University of Bern - Department of Economics, Bank of Greece, Bank of Greece and CERGE-EI
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scal consolidation, multipliers, Shadow economy, tax revenue, true output

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The Allocation of Resources Under Uncertainty

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 21 Dec 2006
Harris Dellas and Ana Fernandes
University of Bern - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Uncertainty, general equilibrium, two sector model

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Loan-to-Value Ratio Limits: An Exploration for Greece

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 248
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 23 Aug 2022
Bank of Greece, University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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Macroprudential Policy, General Equilibrium, Greece

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To Be or Not to Be in Monetary Union: A Synthesis

Banque de France Working Paper No. 308
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Dec 2010
Laurent Clerc, Harris Dellas and Olivier Loisel
Banque de France, University of Bern - Department of Economics and CREST-ENSAE
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Currency union, credibility, stabilization, inflation bias

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On the Equivalence of Quantitative Trade Restrictions and Tariffs

Economics Letters, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 06 Feb 2007
Harris Dellas, Ana Fernandes and Klaus Neusser
University of Bern - Department of Economics, University of Bern - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Institute of Economics
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Industrial policy, trade instruments, learning, Bayes procedure, infant industry

Fiscal Distress and Banking Performance: The Role of Macroprudential Regulation

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 276
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Aug 2022
Bank of Greece, University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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Fiscal distress, bank performance, optimal macroprudential policy, Greece, banking union

Fiscal Distress and Banking Performance: The Role of Macroprudential Regulation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14003
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 Oct 2019
Bank of Greece, University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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bank performance, Banking Union, Fiscal distress, Greece, optimal macroprudential policy

The Dog that Didn't Bark: The Curious Case of Lloyd Mints, Milton Friedman and the Emergence of Monetarism

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 264
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Aug 2022
G. S. Tavlas and Harris Dellas
Bank of Greece and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Lloyd Mints, Milton Friedman, monetarism, Chicago monetary tradition

The Dog that Didn't Bark: The Curious Case of Lloyd Mints, Milton Friedman and the Emergence of Monetarism

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13858
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 30 Jul 2019
Harris Dellas and G. S. Tavlas
University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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Chicago monetary tradition, Lloyd Mints, Milton Friedman, Monetarism

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Goods Trade and International Equity Portfolios

NBER Working Paper No. w13612
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2022
Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI), University of Bern - Department of Economics, Georgetown University and University of Rochester - Department of Economics
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Credibility for Sale

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4335
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 29 Jul 2013
Harris Dellas and Dirk Niepelt
University of Bern - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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sovereign debt, official lending, default, enforcement

Credibility for Sale

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9562
Posted: 24 Jul 2013
Harris Dellas and Dirk Niepelt
University of Bern - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics

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default, enforcement, official lending, Sovereign debt

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An Optimum-Currency-Area Odyssey

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 102
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 Jul 2022
G. S. Tavlas and Harris Dellas
Bank of Greece and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Optimum-currency-areas, Exchange-rate regimes, New Keynesian models

An Optimum Currency Area Odyssey

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7645
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Jan 2010
Harris Dellas and G. S. Tavlas
University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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optimum currency areas

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The road to Ithaca: the Gold Standard, the Euro and the origins of the Greek sovereign debt crisis

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 149
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Aug 2022
Harris Dellas and G. S. Tavlas
University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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International financial systems, Current account adjustment, Gold standard, Euro area crisis, Greek crisis

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The Classification and Performance of Alternative Exchange-Rate Systems

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 90
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Jul 2022
G. S. Tavlas, Harris Dellas and Alan C. Stockman
Bank of Greece, University of Bern - Department of Economics and University of Rochester - Department of Economics
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Exchange-rate regimes; Economic growth; Inflation; Bipolar hypothesis

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Wage Rigidity and Monetary Union

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Jan 2003
Harris Dellas and G. S. Tavlas
University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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Monetary union, wage rigidity, asymmetry, multi-country model

Wage Rigidity and Monetary Union

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 12
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 Jul 2022
Harris Dellas and G. S. Tavlas
University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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Monetary union, wage rigidity, asymmetry, multi-country model

Optimal Public Debt Management and Liquidity Provision

NBER Working Paper No. w18800
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 16 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 15 May 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI), University of Berne - Department of Economics, University of Bern - Department of Economics and Georgetown University
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Optimal Public Debt Management and Liquidity Provision

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 13-02
Posted: 05 Feb 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Berne - Department of Economics, University of Bern - Department of Economics and Georgetown University - Department of Economics

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public debt, liquidity, optimal fiscal policy, Ramsey, Friedman rule, financial frictions

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Poole in the New Keynesian Model

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 Nov 2003
Fabrice Collard and Harris Dellas
Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI) and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Poole, targeting, macroeconomic volatility, welfare

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The Roles of the Terms of Trade and Nontraded-Good-Prices in Exchange Rate Variations

NBER Working Paper No. w1342
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2022
Alan C. Stockman and Harris Dellas
University of Rochester - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Public Debt as Private Liquidity: Optimal Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w22794
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 07 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Berne - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Self-Fulfillment Expectations, Speculation Attacks, and Capitol Controls

NBER Working Paper No. w2625
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 29 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2022
Harris Dellas and Alan C. Stockman
University of Bern - Department of Economics and University of Rochester - Department of Economics
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Asset Markets, Tariffs, and Political Risk

NBER Working Paper No. w1413
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 04 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2022
Alan C. Stockman and Harris Dellas
University of Rochester - Department of Economics and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Exchange Rate Systems and Macroeconomic Stability

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Apr 2001
Fabrice Collard and Harris Dellas
Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI) and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Flexible exchange rate, international business cycle transmission, monetary union, Taylor rules, unilateral exchange rate pegging

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Financial Development and the Sensitivity of Stock Markets to External Influences

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 26 Apr 2001
Harris Dellas and Martin Hess
University of Bern - Department of Economics and ITAM, Mexico
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External influences, financial development, stock markets

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Financial Development and Stock Returns: A Cross-Country Analysis

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Jan 2003
Harris Dellas and Martin Hess
University of Bern - Department of Economics and ITAM, Mexico
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Financial development, stock returns

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The Informational Role of the Business Cycle

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Nov 2003
Harris Dellas
University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Business cycles, incomplete information, matching, comparative advantage, stabilization

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Technology Shocks and Employment

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 Jan 2003
Fabrice Collard and Harris Dellas
Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI) and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Technological shocks, employment, open economy, flexible prices, staggered prices

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The Fatal Flaw: The Revived Bretton-Woods System, Liquidity Creation, and Commodity-Price Bubbles

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 122
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 21 Jul 2022
Bank of Greece, University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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Bretton-Woods system, international liquidity, price bubbles, Markov switching model

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The Case for Inflation Stability

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 25 Nov 2003
Fabrice Collard and Harris Dellas
Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI) and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Inflation stabilization, investment, price rigidity, distortions

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Fiscal Multipliers in Recessions

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10353
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 23 Jan 2015
Georgetown University, Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI), University of Bern - Department of Economics and Georgetown University - Department of Economics
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cyclicality, financial frictions, government spending multipliers

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Imperfect Information and the Business Cycle

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7643
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Jan 2010
Fabrice Collard, Harris Dellas and Frank Smets
Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI), University of Bern - Department of Economics and Ghent University - Department of General Economics
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Bayesian estimation, imperfect information, New Keynesian model, signal extraction

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Monetary Misperceptions, Output and Inflation Dynamics

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7644
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Jan 2010
Fabrice Collard and Harris Dellas
Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI) and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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inflation inertia, measurement error, Monetary misperceptions

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On the Evolution of the Rules Versus Discretion Debate

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15976
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 31 Mar 2021
Harris Dellas and G. S. Tavlas
University of Bern - Department of Economics and Bank of Greece
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Public Debt as Private Liquidity: Optimal Policy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15488
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 02 Dec 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Universite de Toulouse I - CNRS (GREMAQ and IDEI) and University of Bern - Department of Economics
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Foreign Debt and Economic Development

Review of International Economics
Posted: 05 Jun 1997
Costas Christou, Harris Dellas and Elias Belessakos
International Monetary Fund, University of Bern - Department of Economics and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

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