Optimism, Pessimism, and Short-Term Fluctuations /

Economic theory offers several explanations as to why shifting expectations about future economic activity affect current demand. Abstracting from whether changes in expectations originate from swings in beliefs or fundamentals, we test empirically whether more optimistic or pessimistic potential ou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Di Bella, Gabriel
Other Authors: Grigoli, Francesco
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/001
Online Access:Full text available on IMF