The macroeconomic Loss Function: a Critical Note
The standard loss function counts both positive and negative deviations from the output and inflation targets as losses. But if the sample period is long enough, then output growth in excess of the target, and often also inflation rates that are below target, should be counted as gains instead of losses.
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2003
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Authors: | Mayer, Thomas |
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Applied Economics Letters. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1350-4851. - Vol. 10.2003, 6, p. 347-349
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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