Optimal government policy : a refutation of claims that optimal policy may be time inconsistent

Specifically, we are interested in the question of whether or not the supposed superiority of 'time inconsistent' policies vis-a-vis 'consistent' ones is correct. Given that the notion of 'inconsistency' forms the basis for the recent arguments in favour of 'rules&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walker, Paul
Other Authors: Whittaker, John
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18372