Can Switching Between Inflationary Regimes Explain Fluctuations in Real Interest Rates? /
It has recently been suggested that allowing for switches between different inflationary regimes produces a much better fit for the Fisher relationship between interest rates and inflation, at least for U.S. data. The paper assesses the merits of the regime-switching theory as an explanation for the...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
1997.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 1997/131 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | It has recently been suggested that allowing for switches between different inflationary regimes produces a much better fit for the Fisher relationship between interest rates and inflation, at least for U.S. data. The paper assesses the merits of the regime-switching theory as an explanation for the apparent fluctuations in real interest rates in Australia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (25 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |