Invertible and non-invertible information sets in linear rational expectations models
Baxter, Brad J.C. and Graham, L. and Wright, Stephen (2011) Invertible and non-invertible information sets in linear rational expectations models. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 35 (3), pp. 295-311. ISSN 0165-1889.
Abstract
Rational expectations solutions are usually derived by assuming that all state variables relevant to forward-looking behaviour are directly observable, or that they are “…an invertible function of observables” (Mehra and Prescott, 1980). Using a framework that nests linearised DSGE models, we give a number of results useful for the analysis of linear rational expectations models with restricted information sets. We distinguish between instantaneous and asymptotic invertibility, and show that the latter may require significantly less information than the former. We also show that non-invertibility of the information set can have significant implications for the time series properties of economies.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Imperfect information, invertibility, rational expectations, fundamental versus nonfundamental time series representations, Kalman filter, dynamic stochastic general equilibrium |
School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences |
Research Centres and Institutes: | Applied Macroeconomics, Birkbeck Centre for |
Depositing User: | Administrator |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jan 2011 14:07 |
Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:30 |
URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/2987 |
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