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The Quantitative Significance of the Lucas Critique

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  • Miller, Preston J
  • Roberds, William T

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T. Doan, R. Litterman, and C. Sims have suggested using conditional forecasts to do policy analysis with Bayesian vector autoregression models. Their method seems to violate the Lucas critique, which implies that coefficients of a Bayesian vector autoregression model will change when there is a change in policy rules. In this article, the authors attempt to determine whether the Lucas critique is important quantitatively in a Bayesian vector autoregression macro model that they construct. They find evidence following two candidate policy rule changes of significant coefficient instability and of a deterioration in the performance of the Doan, Litterman, and Sims method.

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Article provided by American Statistical Association in its journal Journal of Business and Economic Statistics.

Volume (Year): 9 (1991)
Issue (Month): 4 (October)
Pages: 361-87

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Handle: RePEc:bes:jnlbes:v:9:y:1991:i:4:p:361-87

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  1. Eric M. Leeper & Tao Zha, 2002. "Modest Policy Interventions," NBER Working Papers 9192, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. Preston J. Miller & William Roberds, 1992. "How little we know about deficit policy effects," Quarterly Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, issue Win, pages 2-11.
  3. Freeman, John R., 1996. "A Computable Equilibrium Model for the Study of Political Economy," Bulletins 7484, University of Minnesota, Economic Development Center.
  4. Preston J. Miller & Will Roberds, 1989. "How little we know about budget policy effects," Staff Report 120, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
  5. Daniel F. Waggoner & Tao Zha, 1998. "Conditional forecasts in dynamic multivariate models," Working Paper 98-22, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
  6. Pierre-Yves HENIN & Marie PODEVIN, 2002. "Assessing the Effects of Policy Changes: Lesson from the European 1992 Experience," Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, ENSAE, issue 67-68, pages 435-461.
  7. David E. Runkle, 1989. "The U.S. economy in 1990 and 1991: continued expansion likely," Quarterly Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, issue Fall, pages 19-26.
  8. Preston J. Miller & Richard M. Todd, 1992. "Real effects of monetary policy in a world economy," Staff Report 154, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
  9. Miller, Preston J. & Todd, Richard M., 1995. "Real effects of monetary policy in a world economy," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 19(1-2), pages 125-153.
  10. Daniel M. Chin & John F. Geweke & Preston J. Miller, 2000. "Predicting turning points," Staff Report 267, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
  11. Preston J. Miller & David E. Runkle, 1989. "The U.S. economy in 1989 and 1990: walking a fine line," Quarterly Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, issue Win, pages 3-10.

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