A game-theoretic view of the fiscal theory of the price level

Econometrica

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2167-2195

  Bassetto, Marco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Equilibrium determinacy; Fiscal theory of the price level; Government strategy; Intertemporal budget constraint; Policy rule

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DECISION THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; TAXATION;

FISCAL THEORY;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 0036435320     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0262.00373     Document Type: Review

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