New-Keynesian models and monetary policy: A re-examination of the stylized facts

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 521-546

  Söderström, Ulf ^a   Söderlind, Paul ^b   Vredin, Anders ^c  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^c SVERIGES RIKSBANK   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Central bank objectives; Forward looking behavior; Interest rate smoothing; Minimum distance estimation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC PLANNING; KEYNESIAN THEORY; MODELING; MONETARY POLICY;

EID: 23944500693     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2005.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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