Inflation expectations and behavior: Do survey respondents act on their beliefs?

International Economic Review

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 505-536

  Armantier, Olivier ^a,b,c   Bruine de Bruin, Wändi ^a,b,c   Topa, Giorgio ^a,b,c   van der Klaauw, Wilbert ^a,b,c   Zafar, Basit ^a,b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84928399594     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iere.12113     Document Type: Article

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