Do expectations matter? The Great Moderation revisited

Fabio Canova and Luca Gambetti

No 7597, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: We examine the role of expectations in the Great Moderation episode. We derive theoretical restrictions in a New-Keynesian model and test them using measures of expectations obtained from survey data, the Greenbook and bond markets. Expectations explain the dynamics of inflation and interest rates but their importance is roughly unchanged over time. Systems with and without expectations display similar reduced form characteristics. Results are robust to changes in the structure of the empirical model.

Keywords: Expectations; Indeterminacy; Term structure; Vars (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C11 E12 E32 E62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-12
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