This paper presents the main issues involved in estimating potential output. The objective is to describe the alternative methods and analyze their application and implications for growth forecasts and macroeconomic policy in Brazil. The text emphasizes the determinants of potential output under...

This paper presents the main issues involved in estimating potential output. Theobjective is to describe the alternative methods and analyze their application andimplications for growth forecasts and macroeconomic policy in Brazil. The textemphasizes the determinants of potential output under...