Monetary tightening cycles and the predictability of economic activity

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 99
Issue: 2
Pages: 260-264

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Ten of thirteen monetary tightening cycles since 1955 were followed by increases in unemployment, three were not. The term spread at the end of these cycles discriminates between subsequent outcomes, but levels of nominal or real interest rates do not.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:99:y:2008:i:2:p:260-264
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24