Abstract
We examine the role of expectations in the Great Moderation episode. We derive theoretical restrictions in a New-Keynesian model and test them using measures of expectations obtained from survey data, the Greenbook and bond markets. Expectations explain the dynamics of inflation and interest rates but their importance isroughly unchanged over time. Systems with and without expectations display similar reduced form characteristics. Results are robust to changes in the structure of the empirical model. (JEL E23, E24, E31, 32).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 183-205 |
| Journal | American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2010 |
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Canova, F., & Gambetti, L. (2010). Do expectations matter? The great moderation revisited. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2(3), 183-205. https://doi.org/10.1257/mac.2.3.183