Inflation expectations and macroeconomic dynamics: The case of rational versus extrapolative expectations

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-257

  Lines, Marji ^a   Westerhoff, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bifurcations; Dynamic macroeconomics; Expectation formation; Heterogeneous expectations; Intermittency; Nonlinearities and chaos; Okun's law and Phillips curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549108945     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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