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Consumers' inflation expectations play a key role in the monetary transmission mechanism. As such, it is crucial for … expectations. These include the apparent overestimation of inflation by consumers as well as the negative correlation observed … between the economic outlook and inflation expectations. We also show that the uncertainty framework fits with some of the …
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Prospective economic developments depend on the behavior of consumer spending. A key question is whether private expenditures recover once social distancing restrictions are lifted or whether the COVID-19 crisis has a sustained impact on consumer confidence, preferences, and, hence, spending....
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expectations assumption, we show the transition may initially be inflationary. …
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helps overall macroeconomic stability by making expectations operate like automatic stabilizers. Second, under a price level … arguments in favour of or against price level path stability depend on the degree of dependence of private sector expectations …
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We provide a new theory of expectations-driven business cycles in which consumers' learning from prices dramatically …
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expectations, which is detrimental to welfare. …
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Rational expectations has been the dominant way to model expectations, but the literature has quickly moved to a more … their expectations. A standard assumption is that agents form expectations by using the correctly specified reduced form … included. Therefore, agents base expectations on a misspecified MSV solution. In contrast, we assume agents know the deep …
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expectations by Bayesian learning based on observations from their own lifetimes. In this model, the stock price exhibits … stochastic boom-and-bust fluctuations around the rational expectations equilibrium. This heterogeneous-agents economy can be …
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knowledge of their personal circumstances but "sticky expectations" about the macroeconomy. In our model, the persistence of …
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We study the redistributive effects of surprise inflation combining administrative bank data with an information provision experiment during an episode of historic inflation. On average, households are well-informed about prevailing inflation and are concerned about its impact on their wealth;...
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