Information Rigidity in Growth Forecasts : Some Cross-Country Evidence /

We document information rigidity in forecasts for real GDP growth in 46 countries over the past two decades. We investigate: (i) if rigidities are lower around turning points in the economy, such as in times of recessions and crises; (ii) if rigidities differ across countries, particularly between a...

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Autore principale: Tamirisa, Natalia
Altri autori: Loungani, Prakash, Stekler, Herman
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/125
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF