3410 Discussion Papers

• 05-077/2 - Debt Non-Neutrality, Policy Interactions, and Macroeconomic Stability

  Authors: Ludger Linnemann, University of Cologne; Andreas Schabert, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, University of Amsterdam

  Date: August 03, 2005

• 05-076/1 - Nonparametric Tests for Serial Independence Based on Quadratic Forms

  Authors: Cees Diks, CeNDEF, Faculty of Economics, University of Amsterdam; Valentyn Panchenko, CeNDEF, Faculty of Economics, University of Amsterdam

  Date: August 02, 2005

• 05-075/1 - The Importance of Emotions for the Effectiveness of Social Punishment

  Authors: Astrid Hopfensitz, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, University of Amsterdam; Ernesto Reuben, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, University of Amsterdam

  Date: August 02, 2005

• 05-074/3 - Cultural and Institutional Determinants of Bilateral Trade Flows

  Authors: Gert-Jan M. Linders, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Arjen Slangen, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam; Henri L.F. de Groot, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Sjoerd Beugelsdijk, Radboud University Nijmegen

  Date: July 10, 2005

• 05-073/2 - Preference Erosion and Multilateral Trade Liberalization

  Authors: J. Francois, Faculty of Economics, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, and CEPR; B. Hoekman, World Bank, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Paris, and CEPR; M. Manchin, Faculty of Economics, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

  Date: July 07, 2005

• 05-072/2 - Preferential Trade Arrangements and the Pattern of Production and Trade when Inputs are Differentiated

  Author: Joseph Francois, Faculty of Economics, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, and CEPR

  Date: July 04, 2005

• 05-071/4 - The Multi-State Latent Factor Intensity Model for Credit Rating Transitions

  Authors: Siem Jan Koopman, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; André Lucas, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; André Monteiro, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: June 28, 2005

• 05-070/3 - On-the-Job Search and Sorting

  Authors: Pieter A. Gautier, VU University Amsterdam; Coen N. Teulings, SEO Economic Research, University of Amsterdam; Aico van Vuuren, VU University Amsterdam

  Date: June 24, 2005

• 05-069/3 - The Workers' Value of the Remaining Employment Contract Duration

  Authors: Jos Van Ommeren, Faculty of Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Mihails Hazans, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

  Date: June 23, 2005

• 05-068/4 - 25 Years of IIF Time Series Forecasting: A Selective Review

  Authors: Jan G. de Gooijer, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam; Rob J. Hyndman, Monash University, Australia

  Date: June 23, 2005

• 05-067/4 - Bahadur Representation for the Nonparametric M-Estimator Under Alpha-mixing Dependence

  Authors: Yebin Cheng, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam; Jan G. de Gooijer, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam

  Date: June 21, 2005

• 05-066/4 - On the Optimal Policy for Deterministic and Exponential Polling Systems

  Authors: Bruno Gaujal, INRIA Rhône-Alpes, Montbonnot Saint Martin, France; Arie Hordijk, Dept of Mathematics, Leiden University, Leiden; Dinard van der Laan, Dept of Econometrics & Operations Research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: June 21, 2005

• 05-065/1 - The Economics of Altruistic Punishment and the Demise of Cooperation

  Authors: Martijn Egas, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam; Arno Riedl, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, University of Amsterdam

  Date: June 17, 2005

• 05-064/1 - Alternating Offers in Economic Environments

  Author: Harold Houba, Faculty of Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: June 15, 2005

• 05-063/1 - Stochastic Orders of Proposing Players in Bargaining

  Author: Harold Houba, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: June 15, 2005

• 05-062/1 - What drives Donor Funding in Population Assistance Programs?

  Authors: Hendrik P. van Dalen, Faculty of Economics, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam; Mieke Reuser, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague

  Date: June 15, 2005

• 05-061/1 - Characterizations of Network Power Measures

  Authors: René van den Brink, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Peter Borm, CentER, Tilburg University; Ruud Hendrickx, CentER, Tilburg University; Guillermo Owen, Dept. of Mathematics, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Ca, USA

  Date: June 13, 2005

• 05-060/4 - A Non-Gaussian Panel Time Series Model for Estimating and Decomposing Default Risk

  Authors: Siem Jan Koopman, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; André Lucas, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Robert Daniels, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam

  Date: June 13, 2005

• 05-059/2 - Money Supply and the Implementation of Interest Rate Targets

  Author: Andreas Schabert, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam

  Date: June 08, 2005

• 05-058/1 - Evaluation Problem versus Selection Problem in Organizational Structures

  Authors: Stefano Ficco, Faculty of Economics, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam; Vladimir Karamychev, Faculty of Economics, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

  Date: June 01, 2005