Rationalizable expectations and sunspot equilibria in an overlapping-generations economy

Journal of Economics/ Zeitschrift fur Nationalokonomie

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 257-277

  Heinemann, Frank ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Market uncertainty; Overlapping generations; Rational expectations; Rationalizable expectations; Sunspots

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042954164     PISSN: 09318658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01226845     Document Type: Article

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