Research Staff(alphabetical)
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James Costain
Staff Economist
Monetary Policy and Capital Markets Division
Macro-financial Analysis and Monetary Policy Department
DG Economics, Statistics and Research
Contact Information
- Address: Calle Alcalá 48, 28014
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Contact form
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Personal web-page:
https://sites.google.com/site/jimcostain/
Fields of Interest
- Business cycles
- Near-rational choice
- Labor market dynamics
JEL Codes
- E3, E24, E52, E63, E71
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Publications and Working Papers
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“The term structure of interest rates in a heterogeneous monetary union”
James Costain, Galo Nuño, and Carlos Thomas (2022-06)
Banco de España Working Papers #2223
JEL codes: E5, G12, F45
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“Flattening of the Phillips curve with state-dependent prices and wages”
James Costain, Anton Nakov, and Borja Petit (2022-02)
Economic Journal 132(642), pp. 546-581
JEL codes: E31, E71
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“Logit price dynamics”
James Costain and Anton Nakov (2019-02)
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking 51(1), pp. 43-78
JEL codes: E31, D81, C73
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“Costly decisions and sequential bargaining”
James Costain (2017-08)
Banco de España Working Papers #1729
JEL codes: C72, C78, D81
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“Fiscal delegation in a monetary union: Instrument assignment and stabilization properties”
Henrique S. Basso and James Costain
Banco de España Working Papers #1710
JEL codes: E61, E62, F41, H63
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“Fiscal delegation in a monetary union with decentralized public spending”
Henrique S. Basso and James Costain (2016-06)
CESifo Economic Studies 62 (2), pp. 256-288.
JEL codes: E61, E62, F41, H63
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“Smoothing shocks and balancing budgets in a currency union”
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James Costain and Beatriz de Blas (2012-01)
Moneda y Crédito 234. pp. 37-91.
JEL codes: E24, E32, E62, F41
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“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
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“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
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“Distributional Dynamics under Smoothly State-Dependent Pricing”
James Costain and Anton Nakov (2011-10)
Journal of Monetary Economics 58 (6-8), pp. 646-665
JEL codes: E31, E52, D81