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Precautionary policies

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  • Carl E. Walsh

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The research literature in economics has explored the task of decision making under uncertainty and has developed theories about \\"precautionary\\" policies and \\"robust\\" policies. This Economic Letter summarizes some of the latest results and debates in this literature.

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  • Carl E. Walsh, 2004. "Precautionary policies," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue feb.13.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedfel:y:2004:i:feb.13:n:2004-05
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    Cited by:

    1. Rodríguez Arnulfo & González Fidel & González García Jesús R., 2007. "Uncertainty about the Persistence of Cost-Push Shocks and the Optimal Reaction of the Monetary Authority," Working Papers 2007-05, Banco de México.
    2. Gonzalez F. & Rodriguez A. & Gonzalez-Garcia J.R., 2005. "Uncertainty about the Persistence of Periods with Large Price Shocks and the Optimal Reaction of the Monetary Authority," Computing in Economics and Finance 2005 402, Society for Computational Economics.
    3. Olalla, Myriam García & Gómez, Alejandro Ruiz, 2011. "Robust control and central banking behaviour," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 28(3), pages 1265-1278, May.

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