"This reviewer is pleased to recommend these essays to all those who wish to keep abreast of the developments in these areas, specialists and new entrants alike. This monograph is a must read for all those who regard themselves as serious researchers in econometrics." Baldev Raj, Mathematical Reviews

• Part I. Labour Supply: 1. Evaluating structural microeconometric models of labour supply Richard Blundell; 2. Intertemporal labour supply: an assessment David Card; Part II. Competition for Stochastic Equilibrium: 3. Simulation analysis of dynamic stochastic models: applications to theory and estimation Albert Marcet; 4. Estimation of dynamic structural models: problems and prospects John Rust; 5. Dynamic structural models: problems and prospects Ariel Pakes; Comment on papers by Marcet, Rust and Pakes Kenneth Judd; Part III. Econometrics of Finance: 6. Econometric analysis of representative agent intertemporal asset pricing models Kenneth Singleton; 7. Estimation of continuous-time models in finance Angelo Melino; Part IV. Development Economics: 8. Political instability, political weakness, and inflation: an empirical analysis Sebastian Edwards; 9. Credibility and the dynamics of stabilization policy: a basic framework Guillermo A. Calvo and Carlos A. Vegh.