This paper examines the role of a policymaker in macroeconomic outcomes. To determine the possible trade-offs posed by various policy targets, we link a well-known aggregate supply function with a policy rule. In our model we determine the conditions and explore the possibility under which a...

The assumption of perfectly rational representative agents is now commonly questioned. This paper explores the equilibrium properties of boundedly rational heterogeneous agents. We combine an adaptive learning process in a modified cobweb model within a Stackleberg framework. We assume that...