The theory of rationally heterogeneous expectations: Evidence from survey data on inflation expectations

Economic Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 497, 2004, Pages 592-621

  Branch, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INFLATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 3242880641     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2004.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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