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At the zero lower bound, the central bank's inability to offset shocks endogenously generates volatility. In this …-contingent optimal monetary and fiscal policies can attenuate this endogenous volatility by stabilizing the distribution of future … outcomes. Fluctuations in uncertainty and the zero lower bound help our model match the unconditional and stochastic volatility …
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At the zero lower bound, the central bank's inability to offset shocks endogenously generates volatility. In this …-contingent optimal monetary and fiscal policies can attenuate this endogenous volatility by stabilizing the distribution of future … outcomes. Fluctuations in uncertainty and the zero lower bound help our model match the unconditional and stochastic volatility …
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The U.S. economy hit bottom in June 2009. Thirty months later, output growth remains sluggish and unemployment still hovers above 8%. A critical question is why. One view attributes the weak recovery, at least in part, to high levels of uncertainty about economic policy. This view entails two...
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This review article tries to answer four questions: (i) what are the stylized facts about uncertainty over time; (ii) why does uncertainty vary; (iii) do fluctuations in uncertainty matter; and (iv) did higher uncertainty worsen the Great Recession of 2007-2009? On the first question both macro...
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