Probing potential output: Monetary policy, credibility, and optimal learning under uncertainty

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-330

  Yetman, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Credibility; Monetary policy; Potential output; Probing; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348163707     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-0704(03)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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