Optimal policy with limited commitment

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 887-910

  Kasa, Kenneth ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency domain optimization; Time inconsistency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032088605     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1889(97)00089-4     Document Type: Article

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