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Papers by George Slotsve

Computing in Economics and Finance, 2003

We construct a New Keynesian Phillips curve (NKPC) in which the inflation fundamental is nominal ... more We construct a New Keynesian Phillips curve (NKPC) in which the inflation fundamental is nominal unit labor costs. This NKPC yields estimates of the fraction of price constrained firms consistent with previous studies. Although the NKPC predicts permanent shocks dominate price level movements at all horizons, our estimated NKPC explains over half of price level fluctuations with permanent shocks only at a three year horizon. We develop monetary business cycle models which contain different combinations of nominal and real rigidities to study this puzzle. Monte Carlo experiments indicate labor market search together with flexible prices replicate the empirical NKPC predictions. Models with sticky-prices are at odds with these observations. Thus, real rigidities in the labor market matter more for economically important monetary non-neutralities than do sticky prices.

Journal of Income Distribution, Jun 6, 1995

This paper examines changes in the distribution of men’s earnings over 1979-1990. The paper emplo... more This paper examines changes in the distribution of men’s earnings over 1979-1990. The paper employs two recent methodological innovations regarding distributional inferences: social welfare ranking criteria based on stochastic dominance principles and statistical inference procedures. The relative importance of cyclical versus trend factors over the 1980s is identified. Using annual CPS microdata, it is found that (1) we can rank in terms of social welfare changes each year’s change in earnings distribution based simply on first-order stochastic dominance with a significant reduction in social welfare judged to have occurred over the decade; (2) highly significant trend and cyclical effects are identified with separate polarizing effects on the earnings distribution; and (3) while cyclical effects are quite dramatic toward the lower end of the distribution (and among the less educated and young workers), a marked trend emerges over the entire distribution that indicated progressively widening skill differentials.

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2004

Social Science Research Network, 2016

The Supreme Court’s decision in Weber v Ontario Hydro notably expanded the scope of labour arbitr... more The Supreme Court’s decision in Weber v Ontario Hydro notably expanded the scope of labour arbitral jurisdiction in Canada. The scope of this expanded jurisdiction was ambiguous and included issues that were arguably complex and outside of the core expertise of arbitrators. For these reasons, some have identified Weber as a cause of increased in delays in the arbitral system. We contend that this is likely not the case. We present results from a comprehensive statistical study of the relationship between issues added to arbitral jurisdiction by the Weber decision and the time elapsed at each stage of the arbitration process. Our results show that the subject matter jurisdiction added by Weber has had little or no impact on efficiency or delay in the arbitral system. Weber-related issues were neither frequent nor likely to be a cause of delay.

Érudit est un consortium interuniversitaire sans but lucratif composé de l'Université de Mon... more Érudit est un consortium interuniversitaire sans but lucratif composé de l'Université de Montréal, l'Université Laval et l'Université du Québec à Montréal. Il a pour mission la promotion et la valorisation de la recherche. Érudit offre des services d'édition numérique de documents scientifiques depuis 1998. Pour communiquer avec les responsables d'Érudit:

This study examines changes in household and individual poverty levels in Egypt between 1974/75 a... more This study examines changes in household and individual poverty levels in Egypt between 1974/75 and 1995/96. Changes in the poverty levels are decomposed into a component due to economic growth and a component due to distributional change.

Nota: Las reglas de escritura de las referencias bibliográficas pueden variar según los diferente... more Nota: Las reglas de escritura de las referencias bibliográficas pueden variar según los diferentes dominios del conocimiento. Este documento está protegido por la ley de derechos de autor. La utilización de los servicios de Érudit (comprendida la reproducción) se rige por su política de utilización que se puede consultar en el URI

Topics in Middle Eastern andNorth African Economies, 2003

Distribution-free techniques of statistical inference are developed for the cumulative coefficien... more Distribution-free techniques of statistical inference are developed for the cumulative coefficients of variation of an income distribution, thus allowing one to test for inequality dominance when Lorenz curves cross. The full covariance structure of the cumulative sample means and variances is worked out. As an illustration, the procedures are applied to the 1984 and 1990 earnings distributions of male paid workers in the United States, and it is found that the 1990 distribution was significantly less unequal than the 1984 distribution.

The authors are particularly indebted to the employees of the company who participated in the sur... more The authors are particularly indebted to the employees of the company who participated in the surveys and the firm officers who facilitated the success of the in-plant research effons. The conclusions drawn from these surveys, however, are solely the responsibility of the authors. \^'e also would like to acknowledge, without implicating, the very useful input of Debra Gash and Harry Katz in the development of the survey instruments. Massachusetts Institute of Technology and he gratefully acknowledges the Sloan School for its hospitality. 1 Introduction This paper reports results from a case study research project that is investigating the operation of internal labour markets as well as the likely impact of a firm's recapitalization program on employee skill levels, workplace organization, employee-management relationships and the internal strucmre of the firm.' The company analyzed has been pursuing a strategy of introducing new technology (particularly new equipment) an...

The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice

Clin Biochem, 2011

Introduction: 1,5-AG can be used as a sensitive marker for shortterm glycemic control. A commerci... more Introduction: 1,5-AG can be used as a sensitive marker for shortterm glycemic control. A commercial chemical method from a single vendor is available for measurement of 1,5-AG. Few LC-MS/MS methods exist with almost none in clinical application.

Clinical Biochemistry, Aug 31, 2004

Objective: To evaluate the effect of hemolysis on the measurement of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) us... more Objective: To evaluate the effect of hemolysis on the measurement of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) using the ElecsysR 2010 immunoanalyzer.

JEL Classifications : I3, J4, O5 Abstract: This study examines changes in household and individua... more JEL Classifications : I3, J4, O5 Abstract: This study examines changes in household and individual poverty levels in Egypt between 1974/75 and 1995/96. Changes in the poverty levels are decomposed into a component due to economic growth and a component due to distributional change.