Tambakis, Demosthenes - In: Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics 3 (2007) 4, pp. 223-237
policy problem under an asymmetric loss function corresponding to the "opportunistic approach" to disinflation and a convex … unemployment. For parameter values relevant to the U.S., it is found that the asymmetric loss function yields an average inflation …-maker preferences, the asymmetric loss function also yields a smaller gap between average unemployment and the natural rate, and higher …