I skjæringspunktet mellom økonomi og politikk finner vi penge- og valutapolitikken. Det gjelder i alle land. Penger er makt. Når vi nå skal se nærmere på kinesisk penge- og valutapolitikk, er det viktig å ha et blikk for ...

Denne artikkelen er hentet fra "Læring gjennom økonomi, system og prosjekt", festskrift til Erling S. Andersens 60-årsdag, redigert av Petter Gottschalk og Anne Welle-Strand, utgitt av NKI forlaget (2001). Artikkelen er ...

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Literature review

This paper proposes a novel asymmetric continuous probabilistic score (ACPS) for evaluating and comparing density forecasts. It extends the proposed score and defines a weighted version, which emphasizes regions of interest, ...

We propose a novel and numerically efficient quantification approach to forecast uncertainty of the real price of oil using a combination of probabilistic individual model forecasts. Our combination method extends earlier ...

This paper examines how central banks respond to supply-side shocks and investigates the trade-offs they face in stabilizing inflation and output. To do so we develop a dual external instrument proxy structural vector ...