Natural expectations and macroeconomic fluctuations

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 67-84

  Fuster, Andreas ^a   Laibson, David ^b   Mendel, Brock ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 78649563129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.24.4.67     Document Type: Article

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