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This paper investigates the performances of an inflation targeting regime in a learning economy whose functioning is … Simon (1971) [Simon, H., The Theory of Problem Solving, in 'IFIP Congress (1)', 1971, pp. 261-277]. Instead of assuming that …, we assume that their behaviour is guided by simple rules of thumb – or heuristics – while a continuous learning process …
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infinite-horizon learning, and subjective expectations with Euler-equation learning. Under rational expectations, the model … necessitates of large, possibly unrealistically so, degrees of myopia. The same result persists under infinite-horizon learning …, given that agents are still remarkably far-sighted. But, under Euler-equation learning, the model can fit the data with only …
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We develop a dynamic learning model to study money adoption. Agents own an asset that can potentially serve as money … distribution of dividends and based on the learning outcomes they coordinate to adopt the asset as money or to abandon it. We …
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The New Keynesian model with rational expectations unrealistically predicts that unanticipated credible changes in the inflation target lead to an immediate jump in the inflation level while the output gap is unaffected. We set up a theoretical model where agents learn the behaviour of the...
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We study the consequences of campaign finance disclosure laws in a model of informative campaign finance. Campaign spending can affect electoral outcomes and also signal policy information to politicians. Under mandatory disclosure donors may engage in spending that runs counter to their...
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New Keynesian theory identifies a set of principles central to the design and implementation of monetary policy. These …
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