On forecasting heterogeneity, irrational exuberance, and the multiplicity of rational expectations equilibria

Journal of Economics/ Zeitschrift fur Nationalokonomie

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 201-215

  Weder, Mark ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Indeterminacy; Limited rationality; Rational expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036742704     PISSN: 09318658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007120200040     Document Type: Article

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