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study the implications of heterogeneity in forecasts of the central bank and private agents for the performance of interest …
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We study the convergence properties of inflation rates among the countries of the European Monetary Union over the period 1980-2004. Given the Maastricht agreements and the adoption of the single currency, the sample can be naturally split into two parts, before and after the birth of the euro....
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We adapt the (Sidrauski, 1967) monetary model to study the hypothesis of anticipation of future consumption. We assume that anticipation of future consumption affects an agent's instantaneous utility and that all effects of future consumption on current wellbeing are captured by the stock of...
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typical estimations. In this paper, we show how heterogeneity in pricing behavior is relevant to both questions. We detail the … data, can be fully attributable to a heterogeneity bias. JEL Classification: C10, C22, E31, E52 …
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on output over the full sample on average? 2) Are financial developments leading real activity? 3) Is there heterogeneity …
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This paper examines heterogeneity in price stickiness using a large, original, set of individual price data collected …. The main findings are the following: i ) cross-product and cross-outlet-type heterogeneity in both the shape of the hazard …
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The aim of this study is to assess empirically to what extent the degree of heterogeneity of consumers’ inflation …
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The paper shows that there is a substantial degree of heterogeneity in forecast accuracy among Fed watchers. Based on a … basis points between the best and worst-performers across the sample. This heterogeneity is found to be related to both the … anticipating monetary policy. Moreover, systematic forecaster heterogeneity is economically important as it leads to greater …
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This paper studies optimal monetary policy responses in an economy featuring sectorial heterogeneity in the frequency …
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involving multiple central banking traditions. How does this heterogeneity affect the ability of economic agents to understand … banking in the past. In large part this heterogeneity can be traced to differences in forecasting models. While some …
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