E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

• The New Keynesian Hybrid Phillips Curve: An Assessment of Competing Specifications for the United States

  Staff Working Paper 2004-31 David Dupuis

  Inflation forecasting is fundamental to monetary policy. In practice, however, economists are faced with competing goals: accuracy and theoretical consistency.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Economic models, Inflation and prices JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31

• Uninsurable Investment Risks

  Staff Working Paper 2004-29 Césaire Meh, Vincenzo Quadrini

  The authors study a general-equilibrium economy in which agents have the ability to invest in a risky technology.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Economic models, Financial institutions, Financial markets JEL Code(s): D, D3, D31, E, E2, E21, G, G0

• Monetary and Fiscal Policies in Canada: Some Interesting Principles for EMU?

  Staff Working Paper 2004-28 Virginie Traclet

  Choosing a well-designed framework for fiscal and monetary policies is a challenge for economic authorities.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Fiscal policy, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): E, E5, E58, E6, E61, E63