Real-time output gaps in the estimation of Taylor rules: A red herring?

Real-time, quasi-real, ‘nearly real’ and full sample output gaps for the UK, generated by linear and quadratic, Hodrick-Prescott filter and unobserved components (UC-ARIMA) techniques, are presented and analysed. Particular attention is paid to the behaviour of the different series during the large...

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Main Authors: Adam, C, Cobham, D
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Department of Economics (University of Oxford) 2004