Real-Time Model Uncertainty in the United States: The Fed, 1996–2003

Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1533-1561

  Tetlow, Robert J ^a   Ironside, Brian ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b Safeco Insurance Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Monetary policy; Real time analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548547195     PISSN: 00222879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-4616.2007.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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