Monetary Policy Rules and the U.S. Business Cycle : Evidence and Implications /

This paper estimates Taylor-type interest rates for the United States allowing for both time and state dependence. It provides evidence that the coefficients of the Taylor rule change significantly over time, and that the behavior of the Federal Reserve over the cycle can be explained using a two-st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rabanal, Pau
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/164
Online Access:Full text available on IMF