Article Results (Showing 1 - 10 of 14) RSS Alert

Transparency, expectations, and forecasts.(on policies) 

Many macroeconomists have argued that a central bank should be transparent about its objectives, its views about the economic outlook, and the...

Transparency, Expectations, and Forecasts 

Many macroeconomists have argued that a central bank should be transparent about its objectives, its views about the economic outlook, and the...

Forecast evaluation with cross-sectional data: The blue chip surveys 

(ProQuest Information and Learning: ... denotes formulae omitted.) Evaluating the accuracy of economic forecasts is critical if they are to be...

Assessing simple policy rules: a view from a complete macroeconomic model.(Statistical Data Included) 

Monetary policy analysts looking for a model on which to base decisions may consider two popular approaches--the New Keynesian (NK) and the...

Assessing simple policy rules: A view from a complete macroeconomic model 

POLICY ANALYSTS MUST MAKE TOUGH CHOICES: SHOULD THEY USE A MODEL IN WHICH THE ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR IS STRIPPED DOWN AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND BUT WHOSE...

Assessing Simple Policy Rules: A View from a Complete Macroeconomic Model.(monetary policy)(Statistical Data Included) 

I. INTRODUCTION Policy analysts must make tough choices: should they use a model where the economic behavior is stripped down and easy to...

Assessing simple policy rules: A view from a complete macroeconomic model / Commentary 

Monetary Policy and Racial Unemployment Rates.(Statistical Data Included) 

DURING THE COURSE OF THE CURRENT EXPANSION, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS HAS FALLEN TO THE LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE GOVERNMENT...

Monetary policy and racial unemployment rates 

DURING THE COURSE OF THE CURRENT EXPANSION, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS HAS FALLEN TO THE LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE GOVERNMENT...

Evaluating the Effects of Monetary Policy with Economic Models. 

Policymakers always rely on some kind of explicit model to infer the future impact of their actions on economic variables. Such preemptive policy...