Mind the Gap : What is the Best Measure of Slack in the Euro Area? /

Assessing the magnitude of the output gap is critical to achieving an optimal policy mix. Unfortunately, the gap is an unobservable variable, which, in practice, has been estimated in a variety of ways, depending on the preferences of the modeler. This model selection problem leads to a substantial...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ubide, Angel
Otros Autores: Ross, Kevin
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/203
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF