Avoiding Nash inflation: Bayesian and robust responses to model uncertainty

Review of Economic Dynamics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 869-899

  Tetlow, Robert ^a   von zur Muehlen, Peter ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b von zur Muehlen and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Knightian uncertainty; Learning; Monetary policy; Robust control; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544328468     PISSN: 10942025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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