Alternative Methods of Estimating Potential Output and the Output Gap : An Application to Sweden

Saxena, Sweta Chaman

This paper reviews a number of different methods that can be used to estimate potential output and the output gap. Measures of potential output and the output gap are useful to help identify the scope for sustainable noninflationary growth and to allow an assessment of the stance of macroeconomic policies. The paper then compares results from some of these methods to the case of Sweden, showing the range of estimates

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Saxena, Sweta Chaman
Other Persons:	Saxena, Sweta Chaman (contributor) ; Cerra, Valerie (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington, D.C : International Monetary Fund
Subject:	Schweden \| Sweden \| Produktionspotenzial \| Potential output \| Bruttoinlandsprodukt \| Gross domestic product \| Schätzung \| Estimation

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (33 p)
Series:	IMF working papers. - Washington, DC : IMF, ZDB-ID 2108494-4. - Vol. Working Paper No. 00/59
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper
Language:	English
ISBN:	1-4518-4793-9 ; 978-1-4518-4793-2
Other identifiers:	10.5089/9781451847932.001 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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