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  • Monetary Policy by Committee:Consensus, Chairman Dominance or Simple Majority? 

    Riboni, Alessandro; Ruge-Murcia, Francisco (Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2008-02)
    This paper studies the theoretical and empirical implications of monetary policy making by committee under three different voting protocols. The protocols are a consensus model, where super-majority is required for a policy change; an agenda-setting ...
  • Sectoral Price Rigidity and Aggregate Dynamics 

    Bouakez, Hafedh; Cardia, Emanuela; Ruge-Murcia, Francisco (Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2009-02)
    In this paper, we study the macroeconomic implications of sectoral heterogeneity and, in particular, heterogeneity in price setting, through the lens of a highly disaggregated multi-sector model. The model incorporates several realistic features and ...