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Unconditionally optimal monetary policy

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  • Damjanovic, Tatiana
  • Damjanovic, Vladislav
  • Nolan, Charles

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We develop a simple and intuitive approach for analytically deriving unconditionally optimal (UO) policies, a topic of enduring interest in optimal monetary policy analysis. The approach can be employed in both general linear-quadratic problems and in the underlying non-linear environments. A detailed example is provided using a canonical New Keynesian framework.

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  • Damjanovic, Tatiana & Damjanovic, Vladislav & Nolan, Charles, 2008. "Unconditionally optimal monetary policy," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 55(3), pages 491-500, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:moneco:v:55:y:2008:i:3:p:491-500
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