Measuring prior sensitivity and prior informativeness in large Bayesian models

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 581-597

  Müller, Ulrich K ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84868302309     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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