This paper examines whether the major components of China's real gross domestic product (GDP) have exhibited smoother, less volatile growth since the late 1990s, and, if so, what has caused this "great moderation" in their growth. Employing unknown-structural-breakpoint tests and constructing a...

Using the Bayesian multivariate Beveridge-Nelson decomposition method, this paper estimates China's output gap based on a multivariate dynamic model featuring distinct interactions among real output, inflation, money, and the exchange rate in China during the period 1980-2010. The authors...

This paper evaluates the empirical validity of the New Keynesian Phillips Curve (NKPC) model of rational expectations. We employ an instrumental variable (IV) projection method to approximate inflation expectations, and show that the inference based on this approach can differ significantly from...