Forecasting the Forecasts of Others in the Frequency Domain

B-Tier
Journal: Review of Economic Dynamics
Year: 2000
Volume: 3
Issue: 4
Pages: 726-756

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

This paper studies a class of models developed by Townsend (1983) and Sargent (1991). These models feature dynamic signal extraction problems and an infinite regress in expectations. This paper uses frequency domain methods to compute an analytical solution to the fixed point problem posed by the infinite regress in expectations. The advantage of a frequency domain approach vis-a-vis a time domain approach derives for the fact that these models produce equilibrium with non-fundamental moving average representations, in which market observations do not reveal the underlying shocks to agents' information sets. As a result, decision rules contain moving average components that are more easily handled in the frequency domain than in the time domain. (Copyright: Elsevier)

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:red:issued:v:3:y:2000:i:4:p:726-756
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25