Your Textbook Presents as an Example of a Distributed Lag

question 31

Essay

Your textbook presents as an example of a distributed lag regression the effect of the weather on the price of orange juice. The authors mention U.S. income and Australian exports, oil prices and inflation, monetary policy and inflation, and the Phillips curve as other potential candidates for distributed lag regression. You are considering estimating the effect of minimum wages on teenage employment (employment population ratio)using a time series of U.S. data. Write a short essay on whether a distributed lag model would be a suitable tool to figure out dynamic causal effects in this case.

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Definitions:

Canadian Dollar

The official currency of Canada, represented by the symbol $ or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies.

Foreign Currencies

Different countries' monetary units, which are exchanged in the foreign exchange market.

British Pound

The currency of the United Kingdom, used in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Uncovered Interest Parity

An economic theory that states the difference in interest rates between two countries equals the expected change in exchange rates between those countries' currencies.