Output gap uncertainty: Does it matter for the Taylor rule?

Empirical Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 113-129

  Smets, Frank ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Monetary policy; Output gap; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BANK; INFLATION; MONETARY POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036488321     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s181-002-8362-4     Document Type: Article

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