Research Staff
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James Costain
Staff economistResearch Division
Monetary and Financial Studies Department
DG Economics, Statistics, and Research
Contact Information
- Address: Calle Alcalá 48, 28014 Madrid, España
- e-mail:
Fields of Interest
- Business cycles
- Labor market dynamics
- Games and bargaining
JEL Codes
- E32, E24, J64, C78, C73
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Publications and Working Papers
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“Logit price dynamics”
James Costain and Anton Nakov (2013-01)
Banco de España Working Paper - #1301
JEL codes: E31, D81, C72 -
“Smoothing shocks and balancing budgets in a currency union”
James Costain and Beatriz de Blas (2012-01)
Moneda y Crédito - 234. pp. 37-91.
JEL codes: E24, E32, E62, F41 -
“Employment fluctuations in a dual labor market”
James Costain, Juan Francisco Jimeno, and Carlos Thomas (2010-04)
Banco de España Working Papers - #1013
JEL codes: E32, J42, J63, J64, J65 -
“Wage, inflation and employment dynamics with labour market matching”
Kai Christoffel, James Costain, Gregory de Walque, Keith Kuester, Tobias Linzert, Stephen Millard, and Olivier Pierrard (2009-05)
Banco de España Working Papers - #0918
JEL codes: E31, E32, E24, J64 -
“Distributional Dynamics under Smoothly State-Dependent Pricing”
James Costain and Anton Nakov (2011-10)
Journal of Monetary Economics - 58 (6-8)
JEL codes: E31, E52, D81- Supplementary files: Software code
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“Price Adjustments in a General Model of State-Dependent Pricing”
James Costain and Anton Nakov (2011-03)
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking - 43 (2-3), pp. 385-406
JEL codes: E31, D81- Supplementary files: Banco de España WP 0824
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“Multiple outcomes of speculative behavior in theory and in the laboratory”
James S. Costain, Frank Heinemann, and Peter Ockenfels (2007-04)
Mimeo, Banco de España
JEL codes: C62, C73, C92, E00, F32 -
“Stabilization versus insurance: welfare effects of procyclical taxation under incomplete markets”
James S. Costain and Michael Reiter (2005-08)
UPF Economics Working Papers - #890
JEL codes: E32, E61, H21, I38, J64
