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Author/Editor:
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Coibion, Olivier ; Gorodnichenko, Yuriy
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December 20, 2012
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The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate
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Summary:
We propose a new approach to test the full-information rational expectations hypothesis which can identify whether rejections of the null arise from information rigidities. This approach quantifies the economic significance of departures from the null and the underlying degree of information rigidity. Applying this approach to U.S. and international data of professional forecasters and other agents yields pervasive evidence consistent with the presence of information rigidities. These results therefore provide a set of stylized facts which can be used to calibrate imperfect information models. Finally, we document evidence of state-dependence in the expectations formation process.
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Series:
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Working Paper No. 12/296
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Economic forecasting | Economic models
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English
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Publication Date:
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December 20, 2012
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9781475519242/2227-8885
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WPIEA2012296
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56
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