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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bleaney, M.
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/131
Online Access:Full text available on IMF