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Author:
Jelle Barkema https://isni.org/isni/0000000404811396 International Monetary Fund

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Tryggvi Gudmundsson
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Publication Date:
20 Nov 2020
eISBN:
9781513561257
Language:
English
Keywords:
Output gaps; monetary policy; fiscal policy; WP; output gap estimate; delta real-time output gap; output gap uncertainty; output gaps discussion; output gap coverage; output gap measurement error; overestimated output gap
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Table of Contents

  • Abstract

  • I. Introduction

  • II. Related Literature and Recent Debate

  • III. IMF Estimated Output Gaps

    • A. Summary Statistics on Output Gaps

    • B. Decomposition of GDP Gap Revisions

    • C. Output Gaps and Other Indications of Slack

  • IV. Output Gap Coverage in IMF Bilateral Surveillance

  • V. Concluding Thoughts

  • References

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What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Output Gaps?
Author:
Jelle Barkema
,
Tryggvi Gudmundsson
, and
Mr. Mico Mrkaic
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2020: Issue 259
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
ISBN:
9781513561257
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
39
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513561257.001