Do expectations matter? The great moderation revisited

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-205

  Canova, Fabio ^a,b   Gambetti, Luca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 85017152442     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.2.3.183     Document Type: Article

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