Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models as a tool for policy analysis

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 640-665

  Kremer, Jana ^a   Lombardo, Giovanni ^b   von Thadden, Leopold ^b   Werner, Thomas ^b  

^a DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; MACROECONOMICS; MODELING; MONETARY POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 33845646003     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifl014     Document Type: Article

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