Tag: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Slot deregulation at Newark increased some delays but reduced others
Slot deregulation at Newark Liberty increased delays by 6-8 minutes and propagated disruptions network-wide by 3-4 minutes despite modest efficiency gains, shifting delay burden to downstream.

Unfunded fiscal shocks were not the main driver of Japan’s inflation
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Analysis of how fiscal shocks influenced inflation in Japan over four decades, revealing demand and monetary factors rather than fiscal imbalances as primary drivers.

Lending creates deposits, according to a historical re-examination
Examines how late 19th-century economic scholarship explains deposit creation through bank lending, challenging modern interpretations of the mechanism.

U.S. monetary policy effects on inflation appear to have strengthened
Machine learning analysis reveals strengthened monetary policy transmission but flattened Phillips curve dynamics, with regime-dependent behavior during post-pandemic inflation.

Airfare variation in South Africa is shaped more by distance and airline type
Analyze airfare volatility across South Africa’s domestic airline market. Study reveals low-cost carriers charge less per km than full-service carriers; route distance matters more than booking.

The article argues current money systems hinder sustainability
Explore Gesell’s natural economic order as a solution to monetary system design flaws causing inequality, unemployment, and financial crises while enabling sustainable human-scale development.

Peru mining GDP and terms of trade show a stable long-run link
Analysis of Peru’s mining sector reveals stable long-run equilibrium with global prices, yet slow adjustment to shocks reflects structural rigidity beyond commodity cycles.

European banking crisis spread to Argentina through bank branches
Analysis of how the 1931 European banking crisis spread to Argentina through European bank subsidiaries, reshaping understanding of Great Depression contagion to developing economies.

US inflation model was not robust from 2002 to 2024
Econometric analysis of Post Keynesian inflation model using 2002–2024 U.S. data finds diminished robustness and weakened wage-cost relationships during pandemic era.

Air transport showed links to tourism and growth in Tanzania
Empirical analysis of air transportation’s bidirectional relationship with tourism and economic growth in Tanzania using ARDL modeling from 2000-2020 data.










