Sticky information and model uncertainty in survey data on inflation expectations

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 245-276

  Branch, William A ^a  

^a Department of Economics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive learning; Heterogeneous expectations; Model uncertainty; Survey expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751101919     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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