The persistence of inflation in the United States

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1326-1358

  Pivetta, Frederic ^a   Reis, Ricardo ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian time varying parameters; Inflation persistence; Median unbiased estimates; Structural stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847062568     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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