Why does the yield curve predict output and inflation?

Economic Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 505, 2005, Pages 722-744

  Estrella, Arturo ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INFLATION; PREDICTION; YIELD;

EID: 28144448821     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2005.01017.x     Document Type: Article

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