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We provide sufficient conditions for when a rational expectations structural model predicts bounded responses of …)xpectation-stability conditions that govern when agents can learn a Rational Expectations Equilibrium. The conditions are distinct from the …
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We compare forecasts from different adaptive learning algorithms and calibrations applied to US real-time data on inflation and growth. We find that the Least Squares with constant gains adjusted to match (past) survey forecasts provides the best overall performance both in terms of forecasting...
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We study the term structure of disagreement of professional forecasters for key macroeconomic variables. We document a novel set of facts: 1) forecasters disagree at all horizons, including the very long run; 2) the shape of the term structure of disagreement differs markedly across variables:...
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Agents have foresight when they receive information about a random process above and beyond the information contained in its current and past history. In this paper, we propose an information-theoretic measure of the quantity of foresight in an information structure, and show how to separate...
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Macroeconomic expectations of various economic agents are characterized by substantial cross-sectional heterogeneity …. In this paper, we focus on expectations heterogeneity among professional forecasters. We first present stylized facts and … discuss theoretical explanations for heterogeneous expectations. We then provide an overview of the empirical evidence …
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various forecast heuristics. With a focus on consumer expectations, we identify the most appropriate pairs of forecast … heuristics that can lead to an equivalent fit to the data compared with the model specification under rational expectations. The … competing specifications are estimated using the simulated method of moments. Our empirical results suggest that expectations …
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