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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Auteur principal: Di Bella, Gabriel
Autres auteurs: Grigoli, Francesco
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/001
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF