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Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

Friday, March 13, 2015: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Chair:
James Rhodes, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)—Japan
The ability of the yield curve in forecasting output gaps
Efthymia Chrysanthidou, Democritus University of Thrace—Greece; Periklis Gogas, Democritus University of Thrace—Greece; Theophilos Papadimitriou, Democritus University of Thrace—Greece
East Asian financial cycles: Asian vs. global financial crises
Akira Kohsaka, Kwansei Gakuin University—Japan
Japanese debt monetization before zero interest rate policy: Intent, extent, and method
James Rhodes, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)—Japan
Discussants:
Robert Driskill, Vanderbilt University—USA ; Jeremy Schwartz, Loyola University Maryland—USA and Sofoklis Vogiazas, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank—Greece