Is there an asymmetric effect of monetary policy over time? A Bayesian analysis using Austrian data

Empirical Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 277-297

  Kaufmann, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Marginal likelihood; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Markov switching; Monetary policy

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BUSINESS CYCLE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; METHODOLOGY; MONETARY POLICY;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 0036524604     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001810100099     Document Type: Article

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