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market-based measures of expectations are similar to survey-based forecasts although the market-based measures somewhat more … range of specific outcomes, allowing us to measure uncertainty, assess its driving forces, and compare this measure of … uncertainty with the dispersion of point-estimates among individual forecasters (a measure of disagreement). We also assess the …
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We provide, for the first time, comparative evidence of the impact of various types of extreme events – natural disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues – such as fear of failure in starting a business...
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This paper shows that the Ricardian Equivalence proposition can continue to hold when expectations are not rational and … are instead formed using adaptive learning rules. In temporary equilibrium, with given expectations, Ricardian Equivalence … holds under the standard conditions for its validity under rational expectations. Furthermore, Ricardian Equivalence holds …
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Realignment expectations which measure exchange rate credibility are analysed for European exchange rates using daily … expectations and macroeconomic variables, although there are signs that lower inflation improves credibility. Statistically, many … movements to realignment expectations are common to ERM participants. There were few indications of poor ERM credibility before …
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their relative role in forming exchange rate expectations. We find that there are distinct periods of high and low …
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and monetary policies proposed by Leeper (1991), for stability under learning of the rational expectations equilibria (REE …
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Svensson(1994). We interpret the instantaneous forward rate as the expectations for the overnight rate prevailing at each point … derive a measure of expectations for Central Banks interventions. On this basis we can assess the predictability of monetary …
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negatively correlated with expected changes in exchange rates and vary more than expectations about future exchange rate … current exchange rates have little or no informational content about the market's expectations of future exchange rate …
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concerning agents' expectations, subject only to the restriction that forecasting errors are stationary. It is also demonstrated …
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This paper addresses the question of whether the European Monetary System can be copied outside Europe. Our answer is negative. The presence of the EC and the dependence of EC institutions on exchange rate stability lend credibility to EMS exchange rate targets in a way that would not be...
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