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Mr. Andreas Billmeier 0000000404811396 https://isni.org/isni/0000000404811396 International Monetary Fund

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Publication Date:
01 Aug 2004
eISBN:
9781451856675
Language:
English
Keywords:
WP; output gap measure; business cycle; inflation forecast; output gap estimate
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Content

  • I. Introduction

  • II. A Look at the Literature

  • III. Output Gap Measures

  • IV. Comparing Output Gaps

    • A. General Remarks

    • B. Descriptive Assessment

    • C. Econometric Evaluation

    • D. Robustness Checks

  • V. Concluding Remarks

  • Appendices

  • I. Measures of the Output Gap

  • II. Tables

  • III. Figures

  • References

  • Tables

  • 1. Descriptive Output Gap Statistics

  • 2. Evaluation of Forecast Performance I

  • 3. Evaluation of Forecast Performance II

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Cover IMF Working Papers
Ghostbusting: Which Output Gap Measure Really Matters?
Author:
Mr. Andreas Billmeier
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2004: Issue 146
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
ISBN:
9781451856675
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
35
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451856675.001