Lubik and Schorfheide (2004) extend estimated DSGE models to address monetary policy indeterminacy. Their method leads to an all-or-none classification of a time period as having determinate or indeterminate monetary policy. Sub-sample estimates indicate, however, that U.S. monetary policy might...

A number of studies have documented a reduction in aggregate macroeconomic volatility beginning in the early 1980s. Using an empirical model of business cycles, we extend this line of research to state-level employment data, find significant heterogeneity in the timing and magnitude of the...