DP3687 Recession Aversion, Output and the Kydland-Prescott Barro-Gordon Model
| Author(s): | Stefan Gerlach |
| Publication Date: | January 2003 |
| Keyword(s): | asymmetric policy reactions, inflation bias, reaction functions |
| JEL(s): | E31, E50 |
| Programme Areas: | International Macroeconomics |
| Link to this Page: | cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=3687 |
This Paper explores the relationship between the Kydland-Prescott Barro-Gordon model and models with asymmetric policy preferences. While both yield an inflation bias, recession aversion dampens the output effects of contractionary supply shocks. Some inflation may therefore reflect policy preferences.