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Umfang: 1 online resource (IX, 188 p.)

Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2009.

ISBN: 1-59745-494-X

Serie: Methods in Molecular Biology, 526

Inhalt: As increasing global population and continuing economic development ensure the need for further production and cultivation of maize, the necessity of the application of transgenic technology to this model species and crop plant grows steadily. In Transgenic Maize: Methods and Protocols, experts in the various disciplines of the field contribute readily reproducible protocols covering such topics as transformation methods, transgenic maize in research, the analysis of transgenic plants, and breeding with transgenes. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, the chapters present brief introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step laboratory protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Cutting-edge and easy to use, Transgenic Maize: Methods and Protocols will greatly aid researchers wishing to use these procedures in their own laboratories, and will provide readers with a better understanding of the experiments being performed by cooperators or fee-for-service labs.

Anmerkung: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Design of Gene Constructs for Transgenic Maize -- Transformation Methods -- Transient Expression of GFP in Immature Seed Tissues -- Biolistic Gun-Mediated Maize Genetic Transformation -- Agrobacterium-Mediated Maize Transformation: Immature Embryos Versus Callus -- Whiskers-Mediated Maize Transformation -- Transgenic Maize in Research -- Methods for Generation and Analysis of Fluorescent Protein-Tagged Maize Lines -- Use of Transgene-Induced RNAi to Regulate Endogenous Gene Expression -- Plasmid Rescue: Recovery of Flanking Genomic Sequences from Transgenic Transposon Insertion Sites -- Analysis of Transgenic Plants -- Nonradioactive Genomic DNA Blots for Detection of Low Abundant Sequences in Transgenic Maize -- Tissue-Print Immunodetection of Transgene Products in Endosperm for High-Throughput Screening of Seeds -- Determination of Transgene Copy Number by Real-Time Quantitative PCR -- Breeding with Transgenes -- Herbicide Resistance Screening Assay -- Characterizing Transgene Inheritance -- Backcross Breeding. , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1-934115-49-5

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-494-0

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Umfang: 1 online resource (279 p.)

ISBN: 1-61168-229-0

Inhalt: An examination of the aesthetic qualities of the Homeric simile

Anmerkung: Description based upon print version of record. , CONTENTS; Preface ·; CHAPTER ONE; Similes, the Shield of Achilles, and Other Digressions ·; The Usefulness of Book Divisions ·; CHAPTER TWO; The Simileme: The Background of the Homeric Simile ·; The Oral Nature of Homeric Verse ·; The Simileme ·; Homer and His Audience ·; Simile and Simileme ·; CHAPTER THREE; Homer's Use of Similes to Delineate Character and Plot ·; Iliad, Book 2: Ironic Characterization ·; The Similes of Book 2 ·; The Role of Similes in Book 2 ·; Iliad, Books 21 and 22: Similes to Show a Thematic Contrast ·; Iliad, Book 11: Similes to Mark a Shifting Scene ·; Conclusion · , CHAPTER FOURSimiles to Delineate a Narrative Theme ·; Iliad, Book 12: Direct Focus on a Single Theme ·; Iliad, Book 5: The Use of Parallel Similemes to Create a Unified Theme ·; Odyssey, Book 22: Similes to Interpret Typical Actions ·; Odyssey, Book 5: Thematic Similes ·; Conclusion ·; CHAPTER FIVE; Problem Books ·; Iliad, Book 13: The Ordering of Conscious Chaos ·; Iliad, Book 17: Similes as Guides through a Series of Type Scenes ·; Iliad, Book 16: Similes for Complexity ·; Conclusion ·; CHAPTER SIX; The Creative Poet and the Co-creating Audience ·; The Simile within the Narrative · , The Poet's Choices in Forming the Individual Simile ·The Creative Moment: Poet and Audience ·; Charts of Similemes: The Basic Motifs ·; Notes ·; Bibliography ·; Index · , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1-58465-797-9

Sprache: Englisch

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Umfang: 1 online resource (X, 265 p. 65 illus., 7 illus. in color.)

Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2009.

ISBN: 1-60327-263-1

Serie: Neuromethods, 40

Inhalt: With its complex anatomical, molecular, electrophysiological and behavioral components, epilepsy provides the neuroscientist with nearly boundless opportunities to examine basic neurobiological mechanisms. In Animal Models of Epilepsy: Methods and Innovations, prominent investigators in the field examine several novel models of epilepsy in mice as well as in genetically tractable "simple" species such as Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies), Caenorhabditis elegans (worms), Xenopus laevis (tadpoles) and Danio rerio (zebrafish). While covering some traditional models, the volume also explores the newest innovations like modeling seizure activity in silica and advanced strategies for seizure detection and gene therapy. As a volume in the successful Neuromethods™ series, the chapters provide clear, step-by-step protocols and thought-provoking reviews of the most recent advancements in the field. Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Animal Models of Epilepsy: Methods and Innovations is an ideal guide for scientists who wish to expand our understanding of the pathogenesis of this neurological disorder.

Anmerkung: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , The Nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, as an Emerging Model for Investigating Epilepsy -- The Genetics and Molecular Biology of Seizure Susceptibility in Drosophila -- The Albino Xenopus laevis Tadpole as a Novel Model of Developmental Seizures -- Zebrafish as a Simple Vertebrate Organism for Epilepsy Research -- Modeling Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Brain Development and Hyperexcitability -- BK Potassium Channel Mutations Affecting Neuronal Function and Epilepsy -- Mouse Models of Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions (BFNC): Mutations in KCNQ (Kv7) Genes -- Interneuron Loss as a Cause of Seizures: Lessons from Interneuron-Deficient Mice -- Imaging Seizure Propagation In Vitro -- Complexity Untangled: Large-Scale Realistic Computational Models in Epilepsy -- Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures as a Model of Limbic Epileptogenesis -- Seizure Analysis and Detection In Vivo -- Viral Vector Gene Therapy for Epilepsy -- Neural Stem Cells in Experimental Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1-60327-262-3

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-263-6

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Umfang: 1 online resource (XII, 372 p. 63 illus.)

Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2009.

ISBN: 1-59745-527-X

Serie: Methods in Molecular Biology, 557

Inhalt: The unique chromosome dynamics of meiosis have fascinated scientists for well over a century, but in recent years there has been a proliferation of new data concerning the pairing, recombination, and segregation of chromosomes. In Meiosis, expert researchers explore recent advances in three main areas: quantitative genetic methods for analysis of homologous recombination and chromosome pairing, development of direct physical assays for DNA intermediates and products of recombination, and cytological methods for characterizing chromosome behaviors and the patterns by which specific proteins associate with meiotic chromosomes. Meiosis: Volume 1, Molecular and Genetic Methods details methods for culturing and manipulating commonly used model organisms and protocols for detecting and quantifying meiotic recombination events through genetic and physical analysis of DNA-DNA or Protein-DNA interactions. Methods are provided for studies in yeasts, plants, and animals, including mouse and human. Composed in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology(tm) series format, each chapter contains a brief introduction, step-by-step methods, a list of necessary materials, and a Notes section which shares tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Meiosis: Volume 1, Molecular and Genetic Methods is an essential guidebook, providing up-to-date and critical new protocols for the study of meiotic chromosome dynamics.

Anmerkung: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Genetic Methods for Studying Meiotic Recombination and Chromosome Dynamics -- Interaction of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Meiosis: The Devil is in the Details -- Optimizing Sporulation Conditions for Different Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain Backgrounds -- Modulating and Targeting Meiotic Double-Strand Breaks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Methods for Analysis of Crossover Interference in Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Measurement of Spatial Proximity and Accessibility of Chromosomal Loci in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Using Cre?/loxP Site-Specific Recombination -- Genetic Analysis of Meiotic Recombination in Schizosaccharomyces pombe -- Analysis of Meiotic Recombination in Caenorhabditis elegans -- Visual Markers for Detecting Gene Conversion Directly in the Gametes of Arabidopsis thaliana -- Molecular Analysis of Recombination and Protein-DNA Interactions During Meiosis -- Gel Electrophoresis Assays for Analyzing DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae at Various Spatial Resolutions -- Genome-Wide Mapping of Meiotic DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Detection of Meiotic DNA Breaks in Mouse Testicular Germ Cells -- End-Labeling and Analysis of Spo11-Oligonucleotide Complexes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Detection of SPO11-Oligonucleotide Complexes from Mouse Testes -- Stabilization and Electrophoretic Analysis of Meiotic Recombination Intermediates in Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Using Schizosaccharomyces pombe Meiosis to Analyze DNA Recombination Intermediates -- Analysis of Chromatin Structure at Meiotic DSB Sites in Yeasts -- Analysis of Protein–DNA Interactions During Meiosis by Quantitative Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (qChIP) -- Genome-Wide High-Resolution Chromatin Immunoprecipitation of Meiotic Chromosomal Proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Parallel Detection of Crossovers and Noncrossovers in Mouse Germ Cells -- Analysis of Meiotic Recombination Products from Human Sperm. , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1-934115-66-5

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-527-5

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Umfang: 1 online resource (683 p.)

Ausgabe: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-281-92849-6 , 9786611928490 , 0-08-091987-1

Inhalt: This book represents the first analysis of the evolutionary significance of sperm phenotypes and derived sperm traits and the possible selection pressures responsible for sperm-egg coevolution.An understanding of sperm evolution is fast developing and promises to shed light on many topics from basic reproductive biology to the evolutionary process itself as well as the sperm proteome, the sperm genome and the quantitative genetics of sperm. The Editors have identified 15 topics of current interest and biological significance to cover all aspects of this bizarre, fascinating and importa

Anmerkung: Description based upon print version of record. , Front cover; Sperm Biology; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Biographies; Chapter 1. Three centuries of sperm research; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Milestones; 1.3 Key players; 1.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Further reading; Chapter 2. The evolutionary origin and maintenance of sperm: selection for a small, motile gamete mating type catherine; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Size dimorphism; 2.3 Mating types; 2.4 Motility dimorphism; 2.5 Outstanding questions; 2.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Sperm morphological diversity , 3.1 Introduction3.2 Sperm variation; 3.3 Conclusions and future directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4. The evolution of spermatogenesis; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Establishment of primordial germ cells and regulation of the spermatogenic stem cell population during development; 4.3 Spermatogonia exit mitosis and commit to the spermatogenic process; 4.4 Evolutionary impacts on meiosis; 4.5 Spermatids and spermatozoa - production of highly specialized motile cells; 4.6 Conclusions and challenges; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 5. Sperm motility and energetics; 5.1 Introduction , 5.2 Sperm structure and motility5.3 Generating power for motility; 5.4 Sperm mitochondria and endosymbiosis; 5.5 Future directions; References; Chapter 6. Sperm competition and sperm phenotype; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sperm phenotype and fertilizing efficiency; 6.3 Patterns of selection by sperm competition; 6.4 Evolutionary conflicts and sperm phenotype evolution; 6.5 Concluding remarks and future directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7. Ejaculate-female and sperm-female Interactions; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Types and mechanisms of ejaculate-female interaction , 7.3 Rapid evolutionary diversification of ejaculate-female interaction traits7.4 Correlated evolution of ejaculate-female interaction traits; 7.5 Genetic compatibility, male-female interactions and sperm precedence; 7.6 Conclusions and future directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8. The evolutionary significance of variation in sperm-egg interactions; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The events in sperm-egg interactions; 8.3 Rapid evolution of SEIs; 8.4 Sperm origins and evolution - the curious case of the mitochondria; 8.5 Conclusions and future directions; Acknowledgments; References , Chapter 9. Sperm and speciation9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The path to the egg: physiological and molecular opportunities for PMPZ isolation; 9.3 Widespread occurrence of PMPZ isolation; 9.4 How to study PMPZ barriers to gene flow; 9.5 PMPZ reproductive barriers can evolve rapidly; 9.6 The effectiveness and influence of PMPZ reproductive barriers; 9.7 Evolutionary forces driving PMPZ isolation; 9.8 Spermatogenesis and speciation; 9.9 Final remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Further reading; Chapter 10. Evolutionary quantitative genetics of sperm; 10.1 Introduction , 10.2 Identifying quantitative genetic studies of sperm , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0-12-372568-2

Sprache: Englisch

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Umfang: 1 online resource (303 p.)

ISBN: 1-282-30911-0 , 9786612309113 , 0-08-095849-4

Serie: Developments in quaternary sciences, 12

Inhalt: Quaternary Entomology addresses the science of fossil insects by demonstrating their immense contribution to our knowledge of the paleoenvironmental and climatological record of the past 2 million years. In this comprehensive survey of the field, Scott A. Elias recounts development of scholarship, reviews the fossil insect record from Quaternary deposits throughout the world, and points to rewarding areas for future research. The study of quaternary entomology is becoming an important tool in understanding past environmental changes. Most insects are quite specific as to habitat requireme

Anmerkung: Description based upon print version of record. , Front cover; Advances in Quaternary Entomology; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Glossary of Terms; Chapter 1. The History of Quaternary Insect Studies; 1. Introduction; 2. The Beginnings of Quaternary Entomology; 3. Coope's Pioneering Work in Britain; 4. The Development of Quaternary Entomology Outside Britain; Chapter 2. Methods; 1. Fossil Preservation; 2. Types of Sediments Containing Insect Fossils; 3. Sampling Procedures; 4. Extraction and Concentration of Insect Fossils from Sediments; Chapter 3. Important Fossil Insect Groups and Their Identification , 1. Use of Taxonomic Literature2. Use of Images on Web Sites; 3. Comparison with Museum Specimens; 4. Relative Size of Regional Faunas; 5. Useful Characters for Fossil Beetle Identification; 6. Identification of Other Groups of Fossil Insects; Chapter 4. The Value of Insects in Paleoecology; 1. Abundance and Diversity of Insect Assemblages; 2. Species Constancy in the Quaternary; 3. Colonization of New Regions; 4. Fossil Evidence for Continental-Scale Range Shifts; 5. Range Shifts of Alpine Species; 6. Tropical, Island and Cave Faunas; 7. Effects of Long-Term Climate Change , 8. Sensitivity of Insects to Environmental Change9. Use of Databases in Reconstructing Environments; Chapter 5. Paleoclimatic Studies Using Insects; 1. Range Overlap Method; 2. Quantitative Approaches to Paleoclimate Reconstruction; 3. The MCR Method; 4. Maximum-Likelihood Method; 5. BIOCLIM Method; 6. Insect Evidence for Rapid Climate Change; 7. Plant Migration Lag; Chapter 6. Insect Zoogeography in the Quaternary; 1. Early Work; 2. Pleistocene Records from Europe; 3. North American Studies; Chapter 7. The Use of Insect Fossils in Archeology , 1. Types of Anthropogenic Deposits Yielding Insects2. Environmental Indications from Insects; 3. Special Methods for Archeological Sites; 4. British Studies; 5. Studies in Western Europe (Fig. 7; Table 3); 6. North African and Middle Eastern Studies; 7. Studies in the North Atlantic Region (Figs. 14 and 15; Table 5); 8. Insect Fossils in New World Archeological Sites (Table 6; Fig. 16); 9. South American Archeology; 10. Comparison with European and other Old World Studies; Chapter 8. European Studies; 1. British Research; 2. Research in the North Atlantic Region , 3. Western European ResearchChapter 9. Siberian Studies; 1. Western Siberian Research; 2. Research in Northeastern Siberia; 3. Regional Paleoenvironmental Syntheses; Chapter 10. Eastern Beringian Studies; 1. Late TertiarysolEarly Quaternary Faunas; 2. Importance of the Late Tertiary Faunas; 3. Eastern Beringian Quaternary Studies; Chapter 11. Other Studies in the New World; 1. North American Studies; 2. Overview of North American Studies; 3. South American Studies; Chapter 12. Japanese Studies; 1. Fossil Assemblages; Chapter 13. Studies in Australia and New Zealand; 1. Australian Studies , 2. New Zealand , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0-444-53424-5

Sprache: Englisch

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Umfang: 64 S. , zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. , 30 cm

ISBN: 9783473552795

Serie: Welt des Wissens

Originaltitel: Weather 〈dt.〉

Inhalt: Dieses ist die Lizenzausgabe von "Wetter" aus der Reihe "Tessloffs Welt des Wissens" - was aus dem Impressum allerdings nicht hervorgeht. In 3 Kapiteln sind die verschiedenen Aspekte der Wetterkunde beschrieben: Allgemeines zum Thema (Wolken, Frontensysteme, Niederschlag etc.), "Wetterlaunen" (Gewitter, Hurrikane, Überschwemmungen, Dürre etc.) sowie Wetterbeobachtungen (Meteorologie, Messinstrumente, Wettervorhersage etc.). Die Unterthemen werden auf je einer Doppelseite komprimiert behandelt, wobei die Abbildungen (Farbfotos, -zeichnungen, -schemata) in unterschiedlichen Formaten im Blickpunkt stehen. Dazu gibt es "Insidestorys" über einzelne Personen, "Sei aktiv"-Experimente, "Schon gewusst"-Kästchen und ein Wegweiser-System zu anderen Seiten - so, wie es Kinder von Webseiten gewöhnt sind (vgl. "Dinosaurier" und "Haie"). Das Thema Klima wird nur am Rande thematisiert (dazu "Klima", Was-ist-was). Neben "Wetter" (Was-ist-was?, Nachauflage 2007) oder "Wetter" (Wissen mit Links, Neuausgabe 2008) breit empfohlen

Sprache: Deutsch

Schlagwort(e): Wetter ; Klima ; Kindersachbuch

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Umfang: 57 p. : , ill.

Ausgabe: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-4623-7896-X , 1-4527-4198-0 , 1-282-84435-0 , 1-4518-7381-6 , 9786612844355

Serie: IMF working paper ; 09/234

Inhalt: This paper uses a DSGE model to examine whether including the exchange rate explicitly in the central bank's policy reaction function can improve macroeconomic performance. It is found that including an element of exchange rate smoothing in the policy reaction function is helpful both for financially robust advanced economies and for financially vulnerable emerging economies in handling risk premium shocks. As long as the weight placed on exchange rate smoothing is relatively small, the effects on inflation and output volatility in the event of demand and cost-push shocks are minimal. Financially vulnerable emerging economies are especially likely to benefit from some exhange rate smoothing because of the perverse impact of exchange rate movements on activity.

Anmerkung: "October 2009." , Intro -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- I. Inflation Targeting in an Open Economy -- II. Model Characteristics and Calibration -- The small open economy model -- Calibration of "advanced" and "emerging economy" models -- III. A Taxonomy of Hybrid Inflation Targeting Approaches -- "Plain vanilla" inflation targeting in an open economy -- Open-economy inflation targeting -- Inflation targeting with an exchange rate band -- Exchange rate-based inflation targeting -- IV. Evaluation of Hybrid Inflation Targeting Rules -- Hybrid policy rules and the inflation-output volatility trade-off -- How much weight to put on the exchange rate in a hybrid policy rule? -- How hybrid policy rules affect a wider range of macroeconomic variables? -- General assessment -- Caveats -- Tables -- 1. Macroeconomic and Financial Volatility Associated with Alternative Policy Rules -- Figures -- 1. Plain Vanilla Inflation Targeting in the Robust Advanced Economy and the Vulnerable Emerging Economy -- 2. Alternative Hybrid Policy Rules and the Variability of Inflation and Output in Advanced and Emerging Market Economies -- 3. The Impact of Exchange Rate Smoothing on the Variability of Inflation and Output in Robust Advanced and Vulnerable Emerging Market Economies -- 4. Performance of Alternative Policy Rules on Macroeconomic and Financial Volatility in Advanced and Emerging Market Economies -- Appendices -- I. Optimization in the Model -- II. Calibration of the Model -- A. Construction of Volatility Trade-off Frontiers -- B. Impulse Responses -- Domestic demand shocks -- Cost-push shocks -- Risk premium shocks -- C. Volatility of Macroeconomic and Financial Variables Under Different Policy Rules -- III. Simulations -- Appendix Tables -- 1. Parameter Calibration of the Advanced and Emerging Market Economy -- 2. Reaction Function Coefficients. , 3a. Performance of Alternative Policy Rules in Response to Demand Shocks -- 3b. Performance of Alternative Policy Rules in Response to Cost-Push Shocks -- 3c. Performance of Alternative Policy Rules in Response to Risk Premium Shocks -- Appendix Figures -- 1. Inflation and Output Volatility With Demand Shocks and Plain Vanilla Inflation Targeting -- 2. Responses to a Demand Shock -- 3. Responses to a Cost-push Shock -- 4. Responses to a Risk Premium Shock -- References. , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1-4519-1799-6

Sprache: Englisch

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Umfang: 39 p. : , ill.

Ausgabe: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-4623-1741-3 , 9786612844492 , 1-4518-7399-9 , 1-282-84449-0 , 1-4527-5409-8

Serie: IMF working paper ; WP/09/252

Inhalt: We find that inflation, output and the stance of monetary policy do not typically display unusual behavior ahead of asset price busts. By contrast, credit, shares of investment in GDP, current account deficits, and asset prices typically rise, providing useful, if not perfect, leading indicators of asset price busts. These patterns could also be observed in the build-up to the current crisis. Monetary policy was not the main, systematic cause of the current crisis. But, with inflation typically under control, central banks effectively accommodated these growing imbalances, raising the risk of damaging busts.

Anmerkung: "November 2009". , Intro -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Asset Price Busts in the Modern Era -- A. Defining Asset Price Busts -- B. Patterns in macroeconomic Variables in the Run-Up to a Bust -- III. How Good are These Variables as Indicators of Asset Price Busts? -- IV. Macroeconomic Patterns Ahead of the Current Crisis -- A. The Role of Monetary Policy -- V. Conclusion -- References -- Data Appendix -- Tables -- 1. House Price and Stock Price Busts from 1970 to 2008 -- 2. Classification of Observations Based on variable Thresholds -- 3. Percentiles Used as Thresholds for Alarms -- 4. Marginal Probabilities Based on Probit Regressions -- Figures -- 1. Asset Price Busts -- 2. Selected Macroeconomic Variables Before and During House Price Busts -- 3. Selected Macroeconomic Variables Before and During Stock Price Busts -- 4. Selected Macroeconomic Variables Before and During High-Cost and Other House Price Busts, 1985-2008 -- 5. The Probability of an Asset Price Bust -- 6. The Failure of the Indicators to Predict an Asset Price Bust -- 7. Recent Developments in House and Stock Prices -- 8. Warning Signs for Recent House Price Busts -- 9. Macroeconomic Patterns Underlying Recent House Price Booms -- 10. Recent House Price Booms and Household Balance Sheets -- 11. Monetary Conditions Leading up to the Current Crisis -- 12. Inflation and Output for Advnaced Economies in Recent Years -- 13. House Prices and Monetary Conditions -- 14. Stock Prices and Monetary Conditions -- 15. Growth Rate of Nominal Credit Relative to GDP and Real Policy Rates -- 16. Selected Macroeconomic Variables Before and During House Price Busts -- 17. Selected Macroeconomic Variables Before and During Stock Price Busts. , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1-4519-1813-5

Sprache: Englisch

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Umfang: 36 p. : , ill.

Ausgabe: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-4623-8905-8 , 1-282-84448-2 , 1-4518-7398-0 , 9786612844485 , 1-4527-6620-7

Serie: IMF working paper ; WP/09/251

Inhalt: We argue that a stronger emphasis on macrofinancial risk could provide stabilization benefits. Simulations results suggest that strong monetary reactions to accelerator mechanisms that push up credit growth and asset prices could help macroeconomic stability. In addition, using a macroprudential instrument designed specifically to dampen credit market cycles would also be useful. But invariant and rigid policy responses raise the risk of policy errors that could lower, not raise, macroeconomic stability. Hence, discretion would be required.

Anmerkung: "November 2009." , Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. A Model for Analyzing House Price Booms -- A. Households -- A.1 Savers -- A.2 Borrowers -- B. Financial Intermediaries -- C. Producers -- C.1 Final goods producers -- C.2 Intermediate goods producers -- D. Closing the Model: Market Clearing Conditions -- III. Policy Regimes -- IV. Calibration -- 1. Parameter Values -- V. Simulation Results -- A. The Performance of Policy Rules in Reaction to Financial Shocks -- 1. Effect of a Financial Shock -- 2. Parameters of Policy Rules in Reaction to Financial Shocks -- 3. Performance of Policy Rules in Reaction to Financial Shocks -- B. The Performance of Policy Rules in Reaction to Productivity Shocks -- 2. Effect of a Productivity Shock -- 4. Parameters of Policy Rules in Reaction to Productivity Shocks -- 5. Performance of Policy Rules in Reaction to Productivity Shocks -- C. Policy Rules with Multiple Shocks -- 3. Optimal Weight on Nominal Credit in the Macroprudential Rule -- VI. Robustness of the Results -- 6. Sensitivity of Parameters of Policy Rules Optimized to Financial Shocks to Changes in Key Parameters -- 7. Sensitivity of Parameters of Policy Rules Optimized to Productivity Shocks to Changes in Key Parameters Figures -- VII. Conclusions -- Appendix: Linearized Conditions -- References -- Footnotes. , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1-4519-1812-7

Sprache: Englisch