Check out v0.91 of the user-contributed #gretl pkg. "ketvals" for doing Kernel-based Time-Varying Least Squares. Written by Francesco Valentini & Riccardo "Jack" Lucchetti. DOC: gretl.sourceforge.net/current_fnfile… #econometrics #statistics #datascience #timeseries Forum Applied Macroeconomics MacroFor

After many failed attempts, happy to see my first acceptance at AEJ Macro "Bubbles, Crashes, and Economic Growth: Theory and Evidence" with Rho Jinnai and Tomohiro Hirano

Here's the ECB's Isabel Schnabel directly acknowledging that the rise in inflation has been driven by energy prices and broken supply chains, which the ECB can do nothing about by hiking rates. Still, the ECB is now committed to deepening the recession to push down incomes/wages.

Η μόνη χώρα στην Ευρώπη με μ.ο. βενζίνης στα 2 ευρώ το λίτρο. Το πρόβλημα παραμένει. Πηγή: energy.ec.europa.eu/data-and-analy…

Χώρες με υψηλά ποσοστά ανανεώσιμων ΚΑΙ επαρκή δυναμικότητα παραγωγής (ανεξάρτητα από τις εισαγωγές ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας) έχουν χαμηλές τιμές ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας για την επόμενη ημέρα. Αυτές οι 2 συνθήκες δεν ισχύουν για την Ελλάδα και αυτό εξηγεί εν μέρει τις πολύ υψηλές τιμές.

Please RT and consider: The #gretl conference will be held in Gdańsk, Poland on June 15-16, 2023. Keynote Speaker: Søren Johansen (University of Copenhagen). For details see: gretlconference.org/index.php/cate… Forum Applied Macroeconomics Forum Applied Macroeconomics #econometrics #statistics #DataScience

Παραμένουμε πολύ ακριβοί στην βενζίνη και αυτή την εβδομάδα. Στην 2η θέση , κάτω από την Δανία και πολύ κοντά στην Φιλανδία. Το πρόβλημα έχει μόνιμα χαρακτηριστικά και δεν λύνεται με πάσης φύσεως "pass". Πηγή : EC Weekly Oil Bulletin (19/12/2022)

The Journal of International Economics announces its 1st Summer School in International Economics for PhD students! Event will take place at the University of Crete (Greece), June 14-16, 2023. Amazing lecturers. Fee waivers possible, apply by Jan 30, 2023! jie.soc.uoc.gr

Real wages in the UK are today lower than 18 years ago (!), and workers have seen substantial real wages losses since austerity started under the Tories in 2010.

Ένα βιβλίο που πρέπει να διαβάσουν όλοι όσοι έχουν θεοποιήσει τον Κυριάκο Μητσοτάκη. Θα εκπλαγούν για το πόσο μικρός είναι τελικά και πόσο διάτρητο είναι το πολυσυζητημένο βιογραφικό του… #ΝΔ_σε_ελευθερη_πτωση news247.gr/sunday-edition…

This fascinating map shows the main cause of death across Europe. The continent seems to be split in two.

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got. My column: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/75e5e3d… And some utterly damning charts. 1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

RT @[email protected] Check out the new user-contributed #gretl package "GlobalFactors". It does (a) estimates the number of global and local factors (b) consistently estimates (with PC) global & local factors and global & local loadings. Written by Ioannis A. (1/2)

RT @[email protected] RT gretl_stats Th 8th #Gretl conference will be held in Gdańsk, Poland on June 15-16, 2023. Keynote speaker will be Giampiero Gallo (Rimini Center for Economic Activity). gretlconference.org/index.php/cate… Deadline for submissions is 31 March (1/2)

Conference on the Macroeconomics of Uncertainty and Volatility, September 6-8 at Stanford University Looking for recent papers on the cause and effect of uncertainty and volatility, ideally with substantial empirical component. Please submit by June 5th: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Attention students and PhD candidates! Scholarships for the #Gretl Conference 2023 in Gdansk taking place June 15-16 are available to cover fees and other costs. Check out the Gretl Association website for more info and apply: gretl-assoc.github.io/en/grant/ Please (1/3)

Are profits a driver of inflation? Considered unreal economics not long ago, more & more evidence is forthcoming including from central banks. At NPR's Planet Money I discuss my unlikely intellectual journey & how sellers‘ inflation is gaining currency. npr.org/2023/05/11/117…

Our latest work with Paraskevi Salamaliki "Fiscal Space and Policy Response to Financial Crises: Market Access and Deficit Concerns" has just been published in Open Economies Review!🙂 rdcu.be/dhhSf

Call for Papers: AMEF 2024 8th International Conference April 29th - 30th,University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece #macroeconomics #economics #econometrics #finance #thessaloniki Forum Applied Macroeconomics amef.uom.gr