The second of a 1994 two-volume set of articles reflecting the state of research in theoretical and applied econometrics.

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.