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Robust control in a Sticky information economy

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This paper analyzes the behavior of a central bank under strong (“Knightian”) uncertainty when the short run trade-off between output and infl‡ation is represented by the Sticky Information Phillips Curve recently proposed by Mankiw and Reis (2002). By solving the robust control problem analytically, this paper elucidates the economic mechanisms at play in a sticky information economy and shows how and why the robust monetary policy in this economy differs from the optimal one identi…ed by Ball, Mankiw and Reis (2005).

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  • Francesco Giuli, 2007. "Robust control in a Sticky information economy," Working Papers in Public Economics 98, University of Rome La Sapienza, Department of Economics and Law.
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    Keywords

    Robust control; sticky information; minmax policies.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies

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