Natural rate measures in an estimated DSGE model of the U.S. economy

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2512-2535

  Edge, Rochelle M ^a   Kiley, Michael T ^a   Laforte, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Natural rate of interest; Potential output

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949120097     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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