Does model uncertainty justify caution? Robust optimal monetary policy in a forward-looking model

Macroeconomic Dynamics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 111-144

  Giannoni, Marc P ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Monetary Policy Rules; Parameter Uncertainty; Robust Control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036002891     PISSN: 13651005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1365100502027062     Document Type: Article

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