The reliability of Canadian output-gap estimates

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 373-393

  Cayen, Jean Philippe ^a   van Norden, Simon ^b  

^a BANK OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business cycle; Canada; Monetary policy; Output gap; Policy rules; Real time data

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645050682     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.najef.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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