Misspecification versus bubbles in hyperinflation data: Monte Carlo and interwar European evidence

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 583-600

  Hooker, Mark A ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Cagan model; Hyperinflation; Monte Carlo; Specification error

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034239550     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5606(00)00021-8     Document Type: Article

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