Expectations, learning, and business cycle fluctuations

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2844-2872

  Eusepi, Stefano ^a   Preston, Bruce ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 80054908620     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.6.2844     Document Type: Article

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