Search for dissertations about: "Expectations hypothesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words Expectations hypothesis.

2. 1. Essays in Empirical Expectations

   Author : Daniel Ekeblom; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Survey; Inflation; Expectations; Entrepreneur; Information; Communication;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates survey expectations from the Economic Tendency Survey for households, provided by the Swedish National Institute of Economic Research, for the years 1995-2011. The first chapter relates a part of the research literature to the overall purpose of the thesis, which is to investigate rational properties of empirical expectations. READ MORE

4. 2. Inflationary expectations and the natural rate hypothesis

   Author : Mats Persson; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : During the last decade, as a response to the accelerating inflation and the persistingly high unemployment rates, microeconomic theory has experienced a rapid and fruitful development. One of the most challenging features of modern macro theory has been the emphasis on the role of inflationary expectations, and the hypothesis that unemployment cannot in the long run be reduced below a certain, "natural", rate. READ MORE

5. 3. Predictive eyes precede retrieval : visual recognition as hypothesis testing

   Author : Linus Holm; Timo Mäntylä; Lars Nyberg; David Melcher; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; declarative memory; face perception; object recognition; scene recognition; eye movements; visual awareness; recollection; familiarity; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Does visual recognition entail verifying an idea about what is perceived? This question was addressed in the three studies of this thesis. The main hypothesis underlying the investigation was that visual recognition is an active process involving hypothesis testing. READ MORE

6. 4. Rational Expectations and Regime Shifts in Macroeconometrics

   Author : Mårten Blix; Helmut Lütkepohl; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three papers. The first two papers explore implications of rational expectations when there is stochastic regime-switching; the third is an independent paper where underlying inflation is defined using rational expectations. READ MORE

7. 5. Macroeconometric Studies of Private Consumption, Government Debt and Real Exchange Rates

   Author : Jesper Hansson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; econometrics; Economics; Real exchange rate; Public debt; Structural VAR model; Cointegration; Habits; Permanent income hypothesis PIH ; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

   Abstract : Advances in time series analysis during the last two decades have stimulated research in a number of areas in macroeconomics. This thesis is a compilation of five essays using cointegrated vector autoregressive (VAR) models, unit root tests and regime switching models to investigate the behavior of private consumption, public debt and the real exchange rate. READ MORE